Hi Friends,
For my next White Tree Fabrics project I have decided to make a quilted boho (?) style jacket using some gorgeous Geninne Cloud9 organic cotton. It is the sashiko bird navy colourway and I have already washed, dried and iron this fabric. It is colour fast and wonderfully soft and smooth without being too lightweight either.
Here is my inspiration:
I am using Vogue 7975 as my pattern. I have already made this jacket once before. I took it out of the wardrobe today and tried it on and I am actually astounded at the fact it doesn’t look that bad, given that I made this jacket quite early on in my sewing life. Ok, there are things I wish I had done differently and the size needs slight tweaking, but it wasn’t too bad. If anything at least it has given me a muslin to work from.
In this picture you can see the outer fashion fabric and also the printed cotton I plan on using to line the jacket. The lining fabric, featuring a stag print, was bought locally to me. I don’t know if it is one of the Liberty’s of London rejects that they used to print…

As mentioned above, I am not quilting the lining to the outer fashion fabric. This is because I think the quilting will be too hard to manage, in order to achieve a pucker free finish on both the lining and the outer fabric. Also, I don’t want to hand sew seams or flat fell seams on this project, so I have decided to quilt the outer fashion fabric to the wadding and then line the jacket.
Here’s the details of the wadding I am using:

I have no idea if this is the most appropriate type of wadding to use…I chose it because it is not very lofty and seemed the easiest to work with!
I am working with a total of 3 metres of outer fashion fabric. Today I laid my pattern pieces (still to be adjusted) out roughly on the fashion fabric and decided, to make the quilting process more manageable, to cut the fabric in half and quilt one half at a time. It took me just over 2 hours to put all the diagonal quilting lines on one half, and I made a small start on the diagonal lines that run at 90 degrees to the first set. My quilting lines are approx. 2 inches apart (to create 2 inch squares).

I used my walking foot throughout, and the guide it comes with (the metal bar above) to make sure I was getting lines 2 inches apart.
Here’s what it looks like so far:

So that’s where I am at. This is a project which is going to take a little time. And, to be honest, I don’t know what the outcome is going to be like, or even if I will like it. But that’s part of fun of sewing, isn’t it? Isn’t it?
Until soon, have a great weekend.
I am impressed! Such a lot of work, but it is looking really good, looking forward to seeing the finished jacket. Well done!
Thanks sewnupgifts
I am going to have to copy your copy!! Well they do say it’s the sincerest form of flattery! Will use a pattern from my stash and look on ebay for some fabric to jump out at me. Good luck with your creation!
Thanks Stella. Hope yours turns out well.
popcorn, cushion, large beverage….ready to watch this unfold. I love the idea!
Liking your style Anne! Hopefully it will have a happy ending and not be a horror movie.
Ooh, I can’t wait to see how this turns out, I think it’s going to be fabulous. What patience you have to quilt all that fabric, I’m not sure if I could be bothered…
Ha about half way through sam. Not totally brain dead…yet…
What an interesting and fun project! I love your inspiration jacket and I’m sure you’re intrepretation of the jacket will be fine!
Thanks carolyn. Stay tuned to find out 😄
Looking forward to seeing the finished item; looks great so far.
Thanks amcclure