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August 18, 2013 4 Comments

forest vest

People ask, “Can you make one for me? But, can you make it different?”
These projects can be fun, they’re like puzzles to solve.
This one for example, she wanted the jacket made as a vest. I like it! A very good idea.
2013 bl wh forestThe original, a jacket. Its black sleeves help to envision it as a vest.

speeding auto 2Or this one, “Speeding Auto”, in a slightly different size. Step one, pin applique pieces in place, step two, hand-stitch.

speeding auto 1The first.
Something good always happens; the second ones are always a little different. I like that, each its own unique piece. Like family members, related, but distinct.

pieced wall 2And this soon to be jacket, pieced using a wonderful wave printed kimono silk.
orange mapIts parent, close to the first, definitely related, but its own individual self.

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  1. Anne Batt says

    August 18, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    I live in Florida and don’t need too many jackets. I love to see what you are making however, they are all so beautiful. Thanks so much for showing them to us.

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    • Ann says

      August 20, 2013 at 4:18 pm

      Thank you Anne! Who lives in beautiful Florida, where jackets are for cool evenings, a few winter months and travel. The rest of the time it’s lovely warm days. Lucky you!

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  2. MaryAnn Thompson says

    September 17, 2016 at 5:09 pm

    You do beautiful work! I love how you’ve used appliqué to really make something colourful and unique. What vest pattern are you using or are you adapting/embellishing an already made jacket? Thanks for any ideas!

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    • Ann says

      September 19, 2016 at 5:25 pm

      Hi MaryAnn Thank you for your kind words about my work! As to the pattern for the vest shown in this post, your second guess was right on. I adapted my jacket pattern [you can see the original jacket in the post] to a vest pattern.

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