Jacket From a Quilt

 Hello Readers. I made a jacket from a quilt to match the skirt I made from the quilt last week. I liked the skirt but I thought the skirt needed a matching top. 

Before and after, and after.

It all started with this quilt. I thought it was pretty and would be great for upcycling into clothing. It wasn't hand-made or any family heirloom.

I made a simple skirt and didn't feel like it was great on it's own. I wanted to have a matching top. The quilt would be too thick as a shirt so I made a jacket.

I used the Bog pattern by The Sew and Sew. I already made one jacket using this pattern and I knew it would be a good one for this quilt.

This was the initial version. I sewed this up and realized it was longer than I wanted. The skirt I made would look better with a cropped jacket.

I cut the jacket shorter and added a zipper in the front. 

My new cropped quilt jacket was ready.

A quilted suit? Sure, why not. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.

***Year End Update- These 2 pieces work really well together. The colors are so pretty too. The quilt was a little heavy and stiff so it isn't soft but it is warm.

Skirt From a Quilt

 Hello Readers. I think spring has finally sprung in my part of the world. There are flowers, trees are budding, I saw a bee today. We made it through winter. Before it gets too hot, I wanted to use a quilt for an upcycle project. It has taken me a while to find a quilt, that was not a family heirloom, that had colors I liked and was in good shape.

Before and after.

 

This quilt was perfect for this project. It had a lot of pretty colors and I loved the scalloped edge.
 

I used a skirt that fit well as a pattern. I chose a very simple A-line shape because the quilt was thicker than most fabrics. It was a little stiff too. A simple shape would work best. 

 

I had 2 skirt pieces and I was ready to put them together. I put the right sides together and stitched along the edge. I used a serger but a zigzag stitch would work too. I only sewed the bottom half of one side so I could sew in a zipper.

I used my serger on the cut edge at the waistband to control fraying, (You could use a zigzag stitch if you want.). I decided to use that lacey white strip as my waistband.

I turned the serged edge under and stitched it down with my sewing machine.

 

 I put a zipper in at the side so I could get the skirt on and off. 

 

I liked how the skirt turned out. But why did I wear that shirt with it? I don't like that at all.

 

 Do over? I'm not sure about this combo either. Maybe I need to make a matching top? Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.

***Year End Update- I liked this quilt skirt. It is fun and the scalloped hem is the best.