I saw sweatshirt jackets when I was on vacation in the US of A, and am curious as to how they are constructed. Do you cut up a sweatshirt and line your patchwork jacket with it, or do you buy sweatshirt fabric ?
Joanb In Coventry UK
Welcome Joan - from South Shropshire! (not a million miles away from you!). There are several ways, of course >g< I developed a very easy, but effective method of doing this. A couple of examples are on my website. If you wanted to hear how I did mine, please drop me an e-mail (address here is OK for use) and I'll give you the run down. (There is a block on point on the back, also). Website address is:
I've done a couple. I bought a sweatshirt at the thrift store, cut up each side and up the front so it would lay flat. I also cut off the ribbing at the collar, cuffs, and hems. Make sure you get a sweatshirt slightly on the large side, as you will be cutting off the cuffs and the quilting draws it in a tad.
The next step is different, depending on what style you're doing. For the "patchwork" style, put your patchwork onto the sweatshirt and quilt it to the sweatshirt. If you are just quilting it, you can put a backing down and quilt the sweatshirt to that.
Either way, when you're done, sew the side seams back up, and bind all the loose edges.
Hi Joan - here's one link to jacket instructions:
One word of caution I would share with you, having just attempted to make a sweatshirt jacket myself. If you are a tall person, such as myself, there is no easy way to make a sweatshirt jacket out of a sweatshirt. I bought an XXL sweatshirt, so I would have the length in the body & in the sleeves, but when I cut the sleeves off, the shoulders were down the middle of my arm & the sleeves still would not have been long enough. I ended up buying sweatshirt material, cutting 2 sleeves, 2 fronts & a back out & that was so much easier than buying the sweatshirt, cutting it apart & then putting it back together again. And sweatshirt material is so cheap - cheaper than buying a sweatshirt - that you have to take apart, cut the ribbing off, etc., etc. So - that's just my experience.
I am 6' Pauline; and I found it perfectly OK. For one of them I bought a man's sweatshirt - no difference in buttons >gOne word of caution I would share with you, having just attempted to
Yeah, and Pat made a GORGEOUS sweatshirt/jacket for me, too! Here's a photo of Jan (RCTQ Coffee Dive) and her beautiful daughter and me- modeling the jacket. The back of the jacket is as stunning as the front. I treasure it.... :-)))))
Try Googling Quilted Sweatshirt Jacket. There are How tos and lots of patterns for inspiration.
I started one using a quilt pattern I particularly liked. The blocks were kite shaped laid vertically, and needed a lot of cutting up to fit. I then decided I preferred the quilt as a quilt so now have a cut up sweatshirt and a half-done quilt!
It is my intention to try again, but this time to use a more strip/rectangles patchwork which will be easier to fit. I've just done Yellow Brick Road baby quilt with 6" blocks, so may use that pattern again.
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I need a small project to get me used to my lovely new sewing machine, a Brother innovis 400. Having sewed on my trusty Bernina 707 for 40- odd years I thought it might be time to try some machine embroidery and fancy stitches for a change. Not that I have any complaints about the Bernina, I have had it serviced twice in those years, and there has been nothing to repair, only basic sevicing was needed. thanks again Joan in very wet and soggy Coventry England
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