Jan and I will be meeting on Friday at the quilt show in Springfield, MO. Is anybody else going to be there? Are you interested in meeting two of us rctq-ers in person? ;-)))
Leslie (excited for yet another meet-up! Woohoo!!!) & The Furbabies in MO.
Taria wrote in news:6FjQg.246$wh.156@trnddc04:
Oh now you two are so sweet :-) I pop in and out when my news server lets me.. which is pretty rare these days. Can't wait to meet up with Leslie, and I do wish Taria was closer!! Now I know there were a couple others raising their hands when this was discussed earlier...... or maybe they are just afraid of Leslie and I together at a quilt show... between our two creative minds... it could be too much fun for some to handle :-) My latest addiction is a quilted jacket pattern... too much fun... and only two seams to sew.... finishing one up for DD and will bring for show and tell ;-)
only 2 seams? do tell. with the weather getting colder up there maybe i could make one in time to take with me, ok ok, stop laughing you lot. then i could make one over our summer for next winter here, geez. its only two seams. i mean surely even i could manage that in few days.
you two have a ball and leave some of the goodies for the rest of the quilters who will be there, lol....asking too much, ok, then just buy up everything you see and enjoy the day!! cheers, jeanne
"nzlstar*" wrote in news:eev69k$qtg$ snipped-for-privacy@lust.ihug.co.nz:
Jan and Jeanne-
I think you could easily create your own pattern for this jacket. Lay a jacket or sweatshirt- one that fits loosely- on the floor and trace it onto paper adding 5/8 in. seam allowance all around. Cut the fabric by putting the shoulder seams of the paper pattern on the fold of the fabric. Cut the neckline (might not be the same in front and back, so open the garment you traced and use it for the guidelines) and the sleeves and sides. Make one out of an old sheet or cheap muslin and see where you need to adjust it to fit. It needn't have a really exact fit or anything- make it rather loose. When you get it all fitted, lay it flat all opened up and just place your blocks, strips of fabric, etc. over it and decorate (this could shrink the size, so that's why start with a loose fit- you *can* adjust it smaller after decorating it) then sew up the side and sleeve in one seam. Bind the edges and add buttons, a frog or whatever. If the front opening is to overlap for buttons, just cut the whole jacket a couple of inches wider for the overlap. If you want it lined, after decorating it, lay it out flat on a piece of lining type fabric and cut a lining. Assemble the jacket and lining separately by sewing the side/sleeve seams, turn the lining so the wrong side of the lining is against the wrong side of the jacket, baste the edges together so the lining is all matched up with the jacket and then bind the raw edges..
Did I get it about right, Jan?
Leslie (former garment maker) & The Furbabies in MO.
Jan wrote:
Now Leslie.... you know I like you.... but I love life on the outside I'm not giving the copyright police any reason to knock on my door...... DD & DH would never survive each other.... and you would automatially inherit 2 more ancient, neurotic, large dogs
Now having said that, since I own the pattern, I can say it's easier than what you have described, but then I don't do clothes.... haven't done clothes since home ec in Jr. High........ and that was a LONG time ago so it has to be just brain dead easy for me to consider it fun. ;-)
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