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Aug
1
Hayley, from Welcome to the Mouse House, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation”
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Well, my goodness… I am so excited to be over here!
When the lovely ladies from Frances Suzanne gave us the choice of which pattern to sign up for, I scrambled to pick The Tinny Dress by Straight Grain. I adore classic, vintage designs… and the peter pan collar was calling my name. I also knew right away that I wanted to turn the dress into a dressy {reversible} jacket for my daughter.
Introducing: The Tinny Jacket
In order to make a jacket instead of a dress, I took An’s pattern and reversed it. The bodice now opens in the front and the back is closed. I also widened the front bodice and skirt several inches to allow for an overlapping placket. The sleeves were lengthened to wrist length.
Finally, I lined the entire jacket with white fleece for comfort and it also now completely reversible!
While the bird fabric is Ainsley’s favorite…
…I also love the look of the classic white jacket.
I love that you can catch a little glimpse of the yellow on the cuffs.
This was so fun to make and it actually makes me look forward to the cooler weather.
Here is the back view.
Side view.
This shows the wonderful cuffs that I didn’t change.
I loved them so much!
My daughter thought wearing a winter coat in the middle of July was really funny… at first.
Then, she realized that it wasn’t so fun.
This is her grumpy face.
(the dress pattern is Violette Fields Josephine)
Boy, was she “pleased” when I told her that we still needed photos of the white side!
I literally cannot wait to see what the other talented ladies come up with!!!
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“Flip this Pattern” voting will begin on Friday, August 23 and run through Sunday, August 25.
Stay tuned for more “Flips” coming your way….every Thursday….between now and then!
And, in the meantime, link up your “Flipped Pattern” and be inspired by others sewing along!
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Wow, wow, wow!!! I love this. I think I might need to steal this idea for my little miss
thanks Kerry!!
Love this version – it looks so cute on her
I can’t wait to see what you do with it!
Love that teal & yellow fabric, Hayley! Nicely done!
Thanks Heidi! I am waiting in anticipation to see what you girls have done with it
Wow, this is almost exactly what I was in the process of making. But this is sooo well executed! and reversible- well done.
that is awesome Renee! I would love to see yours when finished!
What a great idea! Love it!
thank you!
You did a great job. Turning it into a reversible coat was a clever twist on the pattern and your fabric choices were fantastic. I love it!
thanks! The bird fabric is some of my favorite of all time!
What a fabulous idea! It turned out so adorable!
Heidi @ handmadefrenzy.blogspot.com
thank you Heidi!
Great job, Hayley! A coat is on my list for the fall/winter. Reversible would be SO nice!
yes, reversible is always good for a little kid (aka… messy kids;)
Amazing Hayley! What a great idea turning it into a jacket!!
thanks Mie! I know yours will be great, as well!
Wow, it can’t get much better I guess. I’m really curious what the other ladies will come up with. This is amazing…
Thank you Annika… I am really curious to see what they have made too!
Brilliant, I want one for me. You’re right those cuffs are lovely.
Thanks, I do love those cuffs!
LOVE it!!! You are so amazing Hayley!
thank you so much, my good friend!
That bird fabric is amazing! What a fantastic flip hayley!
thanks Ajaire! I adore the fabric too!
Love this flip! Great idea! And I love your daughter’s adorable(honest) photos!
thank you so much!
It makes a lovely jacket! Great Flip!
thank you Cindy!
Beautiful coat! As usual, I am amazed by your work!
you are so sweet, thank you!
This looks awesome, Hayley! Love the bird fabric.
Thank you Olga!
That is so cute! I love that you kept the cuffs… I wouldn’t have thought of it on a reversible jacket, but they are perfect.
The cuffs were one of my favorite parts of the pattern! Glad you like them too!
Incredibly awesome! So in love with your tinny jacket! I’ve ever thought that it would become a very pretty jacket but not sure how to make it and you did it very nice and it reversible, wow!.
thank you! I am hoping to share a tutorial soon!
Wow! So cute! Love the white and the bird fabrics.
thank you emily!
Amazing work! I love how you used the pattern to make something so drastically different. You’re setting the bar very high for the next participants 😉
well…. Let’s be honest An… you gave me an amazing pattern to work with. It was pretty easy! I would honestly say yours is one of the better patterns I have ever worked with. Thank you!
Adorable jacket! I love the fabric, color and also your idea to transform the dress pattern to jacket!
thank you!
I just love it!! What great fabric inside and out! Well done Hayley!
Thank you so much Christine!
Wearing a coat in the summer may be a little odd, but totally worth it for something that cute! Absolutely fantastic!
hahah, I can’t believe my daughter even let me put her in that thing during our heatwave! so, she gets points for that… for sure!!!
I love how “FUNNY” it was to wear that coat in July’s heat…..and then the “GRUMPY” follow-up! Cute FLIP, Hayley!! Well done – way to ‘bring the heat’ for the 1st FLIP of the month!!
Haha, thanks so much ladies! I am honored to be over here. Thanks so much for asking me to be a part of something SO fun!
Wow, that is so so fashionable & cute! Love the fabrics too. I understand about your model wearing a warm coat because I did the same thing Saturday night with my grandson & shot the photos as fast as I could while he modeled a puffy vest…when I took the vest off, his face was priceless! http://xoxograndma.blogspot.com/2013/08/puffy-toddler-vests.html
Hahah that is SO cute!!! Thanks for sharing!