Some were created from 100% Indian Woven Cotton Sofa Throws I purchased on sale at Stedman's in Haliburton, other from I've made from beautiful upholstery fabric that screamed:
"Make me, Make Me, Please, Make Me into a Jacket!". Yeah, fabric does talk to me. I don't know if I should discuss this with my Doctor or not ... probably NOT! LOL
I call this the "Aztec Jacket" ... another one of my most proud accomplishments!
I think this one tested every technique and trick I ever learned or saw in a video, as well as sewing, then ripping, then sewing and ripping again. That's another way to learn ... especially how NOT to do something again!
An to top things off ... This Jacket was Stolen!!!
If you see this Jacket, please inform the person wearing it, that their Jacket is stolen merchandise, and should be returned to me!
While holding my household effects were being held as Ransom, when I came with a Police Escort to collect my belongings, all of a sudden, my ex-landlady had absolutely NO memory of ever seeing this jacket.
Yah, after this woman with whom I lived for 8 long weeks, spent 3 hours mooning over how well I had designed it ... and how well I had been able to cut the pieces so as to enable the front and back to be one whole piece - without having side seams to disrupt the print of the Throw I'd made it from ... she was so awe-inspired by my finished product, she went to and purchased fabrics similar to the ones I had used ... but, she has no recollection of having ever seen this Jacket.
Anyway, should you see a person wearing this Jacket, you have my permission to inform them that they are wearing stolen merchandise.
Now ... This is the "Tiger Jacket" ... First Version ...
After having finished it, once I'd hung it up to take a gander at the finished product, it just looked like it was 'missing' something. So, as we sewing people tend to do when we are not satisfied with what we had seen in our mind's eye, that doesn't quite match the finished product ...
I took it apart, added a black velour cord around the neckline and lapel, and made it look like this ... The Second Version
I thought it looked much 'smarter' after inserting the black cord around the collar and lapel edges. No sooner had I finished it, a regular client came in the door to pick up some alterations I had been doing for her, she saw the jacket I had literally just finished - hanging on the dress form and paid me $220.00CAD for it! Not bad for a $7.00 Throw from Stedman's, eh?
Now, on to "The Upholstery Fabric Jackets" ...
I came across this awesome piece of upholstery fabric in Lindsay's Fabricland and, that's right, you guessed it, I saw a Jacket!
Again, I was able to match the patterns so that they flowed through the garment seamlessly, as if they were woven to match exactly for what I had in mind for it! T
he beauty of this Jacket, causing it to be quite warm when necessary is that this fabric had a lightly, rubberized backing, which would stop the wind from blowing through it, as well as give it extra support, make it hang nicely on the body, and keep it's shape, regardless of the type of wear it was subjected to once purchased.
Well Stitchers! That's it for now. I do believe that I have a few more to come, and will post them as I get to them!
Be Well!
