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Camping in the Adirondack Mountains. |
We also host a weekly linky party called Feline Friday featuring my clowder. I hope my fellow feline lovers enjoy today's project with a little help from the felines...
My project was based on a dollar and a dream...
Yipper - I stole the quote from the NYS Lotto but when you find a perfectly good jean jacket at a yard sale for just $1, there's no way to leave it behind!
Last Spring I had purchased a small bag of 6" batik squares - mostly for another hexie project but also because of the purple hexie batik. Except you can't make much with only 6". At a recent quilt show I found the same fabric and bought a fat quarter. I was excited until I got home and discovered the FQ was more pink than purple. I like the fabric enough but there was no way I was putting pink on my jacket! I dug in to my meager stash and found another batik in similar colors that I could feature on the front yoke panels and someday I'll add the fabric to the cuffs as well.
Yes, colored candies are very useful when planning color placement. Pepper - leave the candies alone please! |
I adore pieced hexies and designed the panels as I went. It takes me a while to play with the possibilities but it sure is fun. I still have several other ideas rolling around in my head in case I find more jackets.
Midgie is tucked in the quilt, offering moral support! |
Once a panel was ready to apply to the jacket, I pinned tissue paper in place and used a bone folder to trace inside the seams.
I then used my tissue template to trim the hexie panel, adding a 1/2" seam allowance.
After ironing the seam allowance to the back, I pinned the panel in place with lots of pins and used my Bernina #38 piping foot to topstich the panel in place because one side of the foot is shorter than the other and rode nicely on the thick jean seams.
Sometimes I needed to use these plastic thingers that came with my machine to evenly ride over a seam intersection but when it was all done, my QCO was happy to check my work!
I removed the basting and ironed out all the hexie seam allowances before trimming the panel |
I then used my tissue template to trim the hexie panel, adding a 1/2" seam allowance.
Yikes - maybe too many pins! |
After ironing the seam allowance to the back, I pinned the panel in place with lots of pins and used my Bernina #38 piping foot to topstich the panel in place because one side of the foot is shorter than the other and rode nicely on the thick jean seams.
Sometimes I needed to use these plastic thingers that came with my machine to evenly ride over a seam intersection but when it was all done, my QCO was happy to check my work!
What do you think Squeaky? |
If you decide to hexify a jacket I would love to see it!
82 comments:
Your jacket is terrific! What a way to repurpose a yard sale buy! Your hexies are great. I may have to try a similar make-over. Beautiful work!
Your camping trip looks like lots of fun, too!
how you have transformed the jacket, wow I am sure you must get lots of comments when you wear it, good to see how you did it too. I did not get any of those white strips with my bernina its not fair!
Your cat looks very much at home tucked into the quilt
Very cool transformation on the jacket, Sarah! It is so "you"!!!
Thanks for the creative ideas for hexies , the colours you chose look great on the denim.
Love the hexified jacket! Great idea.
Very cute idea....enjoying all these hexie projects...thanks for sharing
I like the idea of putting hexies on to a jacket, I might try this one as well, but with leather craps!
Thanks for the idea, that is great!
What a wonderful find at that yardsale! You did wonders with it too. It looks great! I'll be sure to check out your HeLP!
Your jacket looks great I love it. Thanks for sharing your creativity
Wow.. from a yard sale to a fashion statement. Lovely use of the hexies. A support group for those who love hexies too much could go world wide.
Very clever! I'm sure it helped to have a good assistant. Thanks for the link to HeLP. Sounds like fun.
Great jacket - what a nice idea.
I have seen jackets like that on sew it all and I have it on my to do list. I just need the jacket. Lol
Great great idea, love your jacket!
I got an old jacket here, just have to pimp it up with hexies.
Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea! I love your jacket!
Thanks for sharing.
Your jacket is SO neat! Think I'll try it myself--maybe this fall after the weather cools down and I think I need a jacket again. :) Thanks for sharing.
Beautifully creative! Blessings, Marlene
Wow!! You have started a whole new line of jean jackets...wonderful
What a great idea!
What a great way to embellish a jacket! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial!
Your jacket is wonderful and oh so clever!
What a brilliant idea! Love the jacket!
Wow! Love this idea!! Thanks for sharing!!
You are very creative . Your jacket is beautiful
purple hexie blog background adds the touch...nice project. thanks for sharing.
Nice jacket.
Sarah ... I love it! Sew "hexeriffic" and so you! Great modeling job, too. May you enjoy your "new" jacket. I always enjoy reading your posts and your kitties. Thanks for joining in the hop ... :) Pat
Your jacket turned out just beautiful! Great way to use those hexies. :O)
That fabric is YUMMY!!! Love your jacket!!
What a great transformation! Love the colors too.
Great idea! I looks awesome!!!
What a wonderful turnaround on your dollar jacket! Love that you could even work on it while camping!
Wow what a great idea. Nice work!
Your jacket is great, you are a super model too. I'm going to join your site and follow via bloglovin and maybe link up with you since I've done the hop I'm loving the hexigon craze.
Fantastic jacket how you embellished it with fabric and hexies.
Ah, Squeaky knows a good thing when she sees it. You do beautiful work.
Great job - looks fantastic!! I see your cat inspected everything and approved too!! haha
What a great project! I'd love to have a jacket that was embellished like that, it just never occurred to me that I could actually make one, lol. Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Whoa! Great jacket. Thanks for sharing.
ok this is pretty cool....at first I thought you made the hexie fabric....wink
Beautiful jacket! Thanks for sharing the Hexie info.
Love seeing hexies on clothing!
awesome jacket! love it
A wonderful job on making a jean jacket special.
Your jacket is terrific!!!! You've got a safe and fun habit.
Cute and the ultimate in recycling//repurposing. I see you have plenty of kitty inspection going on there. Sweet furbabies.
THX for sharing with us today.
Nice jacket. I'm always in love with a good find and one buck for a Jean jacket is great! Thanks for sharing your creativity.
Great idea for my jean jacket or jean vest. Love it! Yours is beautiful and I liked seeing your steps. Thanks for sharing your work today!
You did a wonderful job of repurposing a great buy at a yard sale!
Best dressed of the day! :-)
Your jacket is amazing. I probably wouldn't have the nerve to try such a great project. I'd be futzing and futzing with it to get it right. Of course, I would have thought to make a tissue pattern, either. These hops are great for learning new ideas and tricks. When you said you wouldn't put pink in your jacket, pink would be fairly high on my list and you probably won't find much purple in my house. I don't dislike purple, it just isn't one of go to colors. I started embracing pink more after breast cancer. Isn't it great that we each have individual preferences? I have a question about HELP. Is it for EPP only, I piece my hexies in a traditional manner - by hand. I'm working on a Grandmother's Flower Garden with 1" finished hexies. I don't blog much, but thought it might be fun to help to motivate me to have something to post on a more timely basis. Thanks for participating and sharing a marvelous jacket.
What a great transformation! Love your little helper too.
Love your jacket!
Wonderful jacket!! And I think that your "fur-baby" approves as well!
Well done,
cheers
maggie
maggiemine42@gmail.com
Nice transformation. Looks great!
Love the jacket. It looks great.
Great jacket! You are quite the creative bargain shopper!!!
Great job on the jacket. Thank you for sharing.
So creative!
I think your jacket is so cute! great job! Thank you for sharing
xo jan
you did a great job on your jacket. Enjoyed your blog and thanks for the fun hop
So cute! What a creative little way to use your hexies!
What a great way to repurpose a jacket! Thank you for sharing.
Great jacket transformation! I love the hexie ideas. Thanks for sharing.
Great jacket!
So glad I am not the only one that bleeds on a project:)
Oh I think I need to do this too! Thanks for sharing!
Wow I love the jacket! awesome. We need a sewing day soon!!!!
Your jacket is really cool, thanks for sharing how you did it .
Great jacket redo. Looks like you had the purrfect helper.
Great jacket! The candies are really for colour placement?!?! LOL
Wow, you've got the hexie fever. Sounds like there is no cure no matter how many hexies you make! :) Great idea for the jacket and what a great buy.
Nice jacket! And, I love Squeaky, your quilt inspector. Thank you for sharing.
Hiya Sarah!!! What an inspiration. Unfortunately for me, I never find such good bargains. But I'm always on the lookout. What a treasure you have now. Thanks for sharing. Blessed be, hugs!!! Pam
pamspretties57 at gmail dot com
What a great idea! I can tell by your posing photos that you must be a hoot! Thanks for sharing your talent and your personality with us! You made me smile today!
OH MY GOSH!! You *ARE* the hexie queen!!! LOL! Sarah, this jacket and the pattern you used are SPECTACULAR! I'm so stinking impressed!! Wow -- I'm just blown away. It's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!! Would you make me one? PLEASE??!!! Hahahaa!!! Terrific job, my dear friend!! :)
Well aren't you the clever one! It looks great and you look quite pleased : )
That looked like a lot of work but turned out great.
Now you've got some serious hexie love going on! Cute idea!
What a cute, creative jacket!!! Thanks for sharing your process with us :*)
Wonderful!! Your jacket is great. I also love all of the cats. It is fun when they want to help out. I liked the idea of using candy, sewing and a snack. Two things that should always go together!
I love how you use candy for color placement. Yes after all that I am fixated on the candy ...
lol
Love the project and I will be back to check out the rest of your blog.
You have inspired me! I love wearable art and EPP. Never thought to combine the two. Also I must find or start a hexi-aholics group on Long Island. There must be a lot of us out there.
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