Several years ago everyone was making these jackets. You took a sweatshirt cut it open removed binding, then laid it flat, Layered squares of fabric on top of the sweatshirt , then stitched over them leaving raw edges....Does anyone have a link or an idea how much fabric was needed or even what was the name of the technique, I 've wasted about 1 1/2 hours googling this and can't find much else but he basic for turning a sweatshirt into a jacket...As usual I am about 3 steps behind everyone else making these novelty things. Mauvice in central WI
Sweatshirt jacket covered with squares of fabric?
Mar 25, 2008
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't know how to make the URL smaller.BUT go to Nancy's Notions, right side of page says : Free! Watch Sewing With Nancy online, ANYTIME! Go now (( TV programs)), and type in Sweatshirts and there you are: ) Has videos showing how it's done. Didn't take the time to watch them
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Don't know how to make the URL smaller.> BUT go to Nancy's Notions, right side of page says : Free! Watch Sewing With > Nancy online, ANYTIME! Go now (( TV programs)), and type in Sweatshirts and > there you are: ) Has videos showing how it's done. Didn't take the time to > watch them
I took a class with Karen Boutte on making sweatshirt jackets a few years ago. It was one of the best class experiences I've ever had. She took a huge class, gave us all individual attention, had us learning from each other, and made the whole thing fun.
You could use squares, but her idea was more to cut attractive shapes of whatever you wanted and layer them. She was purposely vague about how much fabric to buy. The idea was more to play with the colors, then to play with quilting threads.
You're reminding me. I finally finished the project and should send her a picture. I love the way it came out. My only trouble was that she said to start with a sweatshirt that was one size too big, and with all the stitching I put on mine, I really needed one that was several sizes too big. I ended up needing a friend to help me put gussets in mine. There was no way it was going to fit.
Here's Karen's webpage:
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--Lia, bopping in, then about to disappear again
Mauvice > Several years ago everyone was making these jackets. You took a
And I'm a month late finding mine --
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Info from the pattern jacket -- "I Can't Believe It's a Sweatshirt" Jacket, Pullover, and Vest
1998 Gail E. Abeloe Back Porch Press
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I took a class where we used the pattern. That was at least 2, maybe 3 years ago. Mine is officially classified as a UFO now.
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