Tuesday, 8 January 2013

101 Project Ideas, so where shall I start?


I have so many things I want to do this year, but the problem has been where to start!!

My first project is to get going on something I've intended to do for a couple of years now. I've had some yellow and gold patchwork fabric in the cupboard I must make it up.  I want to make another patchwork jacket similar to the one I made about 12 years ago (or was it longer than that!). But this time I intend to personalise it more and use my own patchwork ideas and be more adventurous with the design.

Last time I bought an American pattern in Holland called The Oregon Trail Jacket and I followed the instructions very carefully.  This time I only want to use the pattern idea as inspiration and develop all my own patchwork panels.

I've been looking through my patchwork books for the ideas and inspiration.  The first thing I want to do is the back of the jacket. I have decided to put nine of these small squares together for the central back part of the jacket.  

They are referred to as the Waterwheel Design in the book where I found this idea. The finished patches are beginning to look OK together.

Then for the back yoke I am using a Sun-ray pattern.

I've drawn it out and cut out the paper pattern, I marked all the straight grains of the fabric on each pattern piece before I cut it out. Now its a case of cutting out all the fabric pieces and then stitching them back together. I shall be working on it most of this week, and publishing pictures of my progress. Will I finish it before the end of the month, yes, of course I will !!!!

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