Originally Posted by Rose_P

I think I read somewhere that because the amount of quilting you might do will have a varying effect of "shrinking" the fabric up, the most reliable way to get a jacket that's both quilted and properly fitted will be to make a quilt or several small quilts corresponding to you pattern pieces and wash before cutting the pattern and sew it together. I made a quilted vest for a friend many years ago and that's the approach that worked for me. This means that any basic pattern that's designed to be roomy could be used, and positioning the design will be similar to fussy cutting a print. The hooded style will have to have lining in the hood, I think, but others areas would probably just need serged or zigzagged seams. You could also make bound seams, but that's somewhat difficult because it's twice as thick as what we're used to and curved in areas like armholes. I have seen many beautiful quilted jackets at quilt shows over the years. I agree with mkc about the AI image. It's surely the work of someone who doesn't know how to sew. Here's a little hint if garment sewing is not your usual thing: Ignore the pattern where it tells you to set in a sleeve after the side seam is sewn. Sew the unseamed sleeve to the armhole and then sew from the bottom of the jacket side seam right through to the end of the sleeve, being careful to match the seam at the underarm. This makes any sleeve much easier. Oh, and for a quilted jacket, I would avoid patterns that have gathering in the sleeve.