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Janice, from So-Cal Sewing Mom, is here to give you her “Flipped Creation”
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We live in Southern California, and the weather turned COLD a few weeks ago – I think it dipped down to 50….ok, so that’s not cold by most people’s standard, but for the thin-blooded Californians, it was freezing….it made me realize that my daughter actually didn’t have a jacket! So there was my inspiration for my flip.
I’ve always loved the classic look of the little girls woolen coat with a velvet collar. So, since the beautiful Chickadee pattern has an amazing collar feature, I figured I would make it into a jacket.
I made this with red wool from Moda from my shop. I have never attempted sewing with wool, and after this experience, I have no idea why! It sewed up beautifully. I fully lined the jacket with satin – my first experience with sewing satin as well. Suffice to say, I will NOT be starting a business making bridesmaids gowns after this – although the result was really nice, it was not that easy to sew.
I added wrist bands to make it more jacket-like, added pleats on both sides of the lower front to make it even more swing-y. I hand-sewed a snap to close the neckline, and made a trip to the garment district in Los Angeles to get a frog closure. I knew that would be the look I wanted to complete the “classic” look I was going for.
For the skirt, I had a perfect plaid in my stash. I knew that my kid likes skirts that “twirl”, so I decided that I would make a wrap/pleated skirt. I lopped off the pattern pieces, and added a pleated lower skirt.
To complete the look, I made a white t-shirt with the Made By Rae Flashback Skinny Tee pattern, and as a nod to the Clever Charlotte pattern designers, came up with the perfect creation:
I appliqued the Clever Charlotte logo onto the shirt – I was very pleased the way it came out!
Thanks SO much to the Clever Charlotte pattern designers for making such a great pattern – if you haven’t sewn with them before, you should definitely try them out – the patterns are so cool, and the instructions are GREAT! And, thank you, thank you, thank you, to Ashley and Emily from Frances Suzanne for asking me to participate!
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“Flip this Pattern” voting will begin on Friday, January 24 and run through Sunday, January 26.
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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