I'm assuming form the pics that the only sweatshirt ribbing you left in place was around the neck, correct? How did you bind down the front and did you add buttons/zipper? I'd love to see a picture of the finished jacket. Also, did you add a fold-back cuff on end of the sleves or just binding? And I'm assuming the binding around the bottom was just straight binding, correct?
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The only thing you forgot to add was, buy sweatshirt 1 size larger than normal, wash sweatshirt before cutting up. My camera batteries are dead, or else I'd send you a picture of mine.
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I'm glad you are finding this helpful. I will post more pics of finishing this jacket as I do it. I do have pics of a couple of others I made and I'll add them.
This is the very first jacket I made [ATTACH=CONFIG]82924[/ATTACH] and a more current one [ATTACH=CONFIG]82925[/ATTACH] |
I tried to print off your instructions, but the right hand side is chopped off....................
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Beautiful! I am going to make one for the 4th of July! Thanks for the instructions and the inspiration!
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I have found that if I don't cut up the front before I put the fabric on, it holds the shape better. I cut off the bottom ribbing, sleeve ribbing, and then cut up the side and sleeve. I leave the neck ribbing on until I've finished. I cut the neck ribbing off, as well as cutting up the center front after I've finished all the "patchwork", and put binding on neck, front, and bottom. I usually put a cuff/border on the sleeve so I can turn up the sleeves a little bit. A lady came to our quilt guild and did a workshop on these shirts. On some of them, she left the neck ribbing on, and put the bottom ribbing back on and didn't cut them up the front -- and her husband wears some of them. The ones she showed us were just gorgeous. I'll see if I can find some pictures and post them later.
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Thanks for the tip. I already cut down the middle of the first one but I will try it your way next time. It sounds like it will hold it's shape better and be easier to piece.
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Hi, Iam looking for someone that knowns how to make one of those tie flannel blankets, Thanks
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How to make a one offthe tie on flannelquilt
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Originally Posted by brendadawg
I have found that if I don't cut up the front before I put the fabric on, it holds the shape better. I cut off the bottom ribbing, sleeve ribbing, and then cut up the side and sleeve. I leave the neck ribbing on until I've finished. I cut the neck ribbing off, as well as cutting up the center front after I've finished all the "patchwork", and put binding on neck, front, and bottom. I usually put a cuff/border on the sleeve so I can turn up the sleeves a little bit. A lady came to our quilt guild and did a workshop on these shirts. On some of them, she left the neck ribbing on, and put the bottom ribbing back on and didn't cut them up the front -- and her husband wears some of them. The ones she showed us were just gorgeous. I'll see if I can find some pictures and post them later.
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