Bog coats

@katilulemakes on Instagram: "Sunday’s sewing project worn on Monday 🙌 🔹 A patchwork quilt jacket - it feels a bit out there for me, style wise, but I’ve had the idea swimming around in my head for so long that I decided to just do it! 🔹 I used the Bog Jacket pattern by @the_sew_sew #mybogjacket - a minimal waste pattern that creates a jacket out of a rectangle of fabric, cleverly folded and cut to have only two main seams - inspired by the historical Bronze Age Bog coat 🔹 I decided to…

Vogue 1610 jacket inspired by kimono. Made up by Ms Otis. Fabric: I was able to squeeze this out of 2 pieces of cotton fabric, one an indygo dyed piece, the other a piece of African Baule cloth that is an ikat fabric woven in strips and sewn together. The edge is finished with a decorative fringe. Conclusion: This is a wonderfully comfortable jacket, the fabric is soft and it feels like a big sweater. #V1610 #SandraBetzina #VoguePatterns

Make a Turkish coat out of an old quilt.

My bog coat has been finished for about three weeks as I write. Usually, I can’t wait to publish an article on my creative journey with a piece. However, for this one, I had to get some space betwe…

Dear, We had a dog’s weather yesterday. That is what we say when it is raining hard. This dog’s weather gave me a good excuse to stay inside...

The San Diego jacket or big shirt is an older pattern from the Sewing Workshop. I had the pattern pieces but no instructions due to a pa...

Every now and again the refresh button ought to be pushed. No, not on your browser, but in your wardrobe. Elizabeth Suzann is ...

i’ve made two of these jackets now and i love wearing both. my first one is truly oversized, as is the original intention of the pattern, and i made it in a heavy cotton canvas lined with med…