I have some craft vest panels to make for my sisters, who work with children that just love themed clothing. My question is what should I use for a lining, cotton like the vest it self or lining material? And should I use a thin fleece and do some quilting on them? Thanks for the help.
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You'll get a lot of different answers, but I like the fleece idea. I know this sounds odd, but I use recycled receiving blankets for things like this :)
don't use lining fabric - it will make the vest really slippery. If they work with children, I would think that the cotton wiould be a better choice...wouldn't slide off if the children like to climb on them.
Don't see why you couldn't use some thin fleece
Larisa
Tim & Jill Pochik wrote:
These answers assume your panels are cotton:
If they are for summer, cotton sheeting or broadcloth works nicely.
If they are for winter, some well-shrunk flannel would work nicely.
You can quilt them if you want, but you d> I have some craft vest panels to make for my sisters, who work with
Why don't you make them reversible, that way they get double the wear out of them
Dulcie
I'd do them reversible and make the reverse in cotton - a lot easier to handle and you don't have to worry about differential stretch. Then do the edgings in bias binding. I use old flannelette sheets as an inner layer quite often and quilt right through by machine, often following the pattern. That 3-layer construction makes a good inter-season garment that you can wear most of autumn, winter and spring. You can use a lo-loft batting, but that does make things bulkier, and you have to be a bit careful about the batting fibres poking through the outer layer.
If you're planning to quilt, it's nice to not pre-shrink the fabric or liner, but sew first, then wash, and you get a lovely, soft, puckered effect all around the stitching lines.
For ideas, see if you can get your hands on a copy of Patricia Nelson's book Stylish Sewing (Martingale & Company. 2000. ISBN: 1 56477 299 3). It gives lots of ideas for vests.
:) Trish
LOL this is the difference between fashion sewers and quilters. Quilters NEVER want that lovely, soft puckered effect. Oh the days I have spent preventing just such a thing.
Thanks for the giggles, Laura
PS - as to the vest, I'd make it reversible using two panel sets (pre-washed to prevent that lovely effect ) (pre-washed) flannel is a good batting layer to use as it adds little bulk, or you can use lo-loft batting and split it in half for even less loft. Then edge in a bias binding that's compatible with both panel designs. Make sure to post pix, I'd love to see the outcome. L
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