Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times is hosting a Quiltathon Weekend this weekend. I was gone part of yesterday, but here is what I’ve worked on so far. (I will update this same post later tonight with any new progress that I may have to report.)
Our quilt club (Prior Lake Quilters) has a challenge out that’s due in May. We were each given a fat quarter of the blue and burgundy paisley fabric used on the jacket. We can use it the FQ any way we want, but we are to bring our finished project to the May meeting. This is a jacket I got for $7 several springs ago on clearance at Sears.
I have more work to do on this jacket, and have some more of the fabric left. So this is another “what do YOU think” post. Doesn’t it look like it still needs something? A flower appliqued on? I didn’t do anything on the back; maybe it needs something on the yoke in the back. Any other suggestions? I thought about the cuffs, but they are already so thick that I think I will leave them “as is”.
Well, DH is going to the Timberwolves game this afternoon and I rented a couple of movies from Red Box, so I’m heading downstairs to quilt the afternoon away. I’m such a lucky girl.
Sue
do you have enough fabric left to replace the cuffs?
or else use a solid red on the inside and the print on the outside?
maybe you could applique some small stars from the scraps left over,or put some embroidery on the yoke.
what about covering some of the buttons with the fabric?
I think it needs some contrasting buttons. You’re right as I think it is missing something. Buttons in gold might be good – not flashy gold but gold almost yellow plastic ones. Rick rack is really in now, too, so may adding rick-rack around the collar edge and pocket edge and then along the waving edge would really give it some pizazz.