Quilted Jacket Dilemma Advice Needed
#1
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Quilted Jacket Dilemma Advice Needed
First of all I am new here so thank you for allowing me and my dilemma onboard.
I need help as I foolishly started making a quilted jacket without a pattern. I realize it would have been easier to just make a sweatshirt quilted jacket but I think I am too far in to change.
I have the jacket pinned & basted together but I need to make a decision about the V Neck opening I want. I realize I've gone beyond my skill level.
So far jacket has a lining and I'm not planning to add batting. I'm wondering if I should cut 2 neckband strips 3 1/2" wide apply a lightweight fusible interfacing to it, sew together and position at the neckline and front edges.? or if I should just finish without a band and interfacing ?
Since I don't really want to add any additional to the lower half of the jacket it would only be on the V Neck portion.
Feel free to be completely honest (just not cruel). I realize I'm not really so good at this.
I need help as I foolishly started making a quilted jacket without a pattern. I realize it would have been easier to just make a sweatshirt quilted jacket but I think I am too far in to change.
I have the jacket pinned & basted together but I need to make a decision about the V Neck opening I want. I realize I've gone beyond my skill level.
So far jacket has a lining and I'm not planning to add batting. I'm wondering if I should cut 2 neckband strips 3 1/2" wide apply a lightweight fusible interfacing to it, sew together and position at the neckline and front edges.? or if I should just finish without a band and interfacing ?
Since I don't really want to add any additional to the lower half of the jacket it would only be on the V Neck portion.
Feel free to be completely honest (just not cruel). I realize I'm not really so good at this.
#3
Welcome to the forum from Texas. This is a great place to get questions answered.
Your jacket is beautiful. If it were me, I would use a band to face the entire neck (front & back) & I would go ahead & face it all the way down the front to the bottom edge on both sides. Looks like you've made great progress in making this without any sort of instructions & I think you will be pleased & proud to wear it when it is finished. Don't forget to show us the finished jacket.
Your jacket is beautiful. If it were me, I would use a band to face the entire neck (front & back) & I would go ahead & face it all the way down the front to the bottom edge on both sides. Looks like you've made great progress in making this without any sort of instructions & I think you will be pleased & proud to wear it when it is finished. Don't forget to show us the finished jacket.
#4
I'm not sure I can be of any help, but was wondering how you are going to get in and out of it.
Will it be a pull-over, or a button up, or zipper front?
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Will it be a pull-over, or a button up, or zipper front?
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
#5
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Florida
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I am not a seamstress but I have made a sweatshirt jacket. I made it a v neck. Because I have a large bust, the straight front didn't hang right above the chest. I just put the jacket on backwards, and marked where I wanted the V to fall on the jacket. I made a batik jacket also and used a 2 1/2 inch strip as a "binding to the edge". I folded it back inside and stitched it down by hand. Probably not the way a seamstress would do it but it fits my body and was easy in batiks.
#8
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This shows a similar neck line on a shirt and may help with the process for your jacket. There are other tutorials available with tips too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKdzAsfeVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyKdzAsfeVM
#9
First of all let me welcome you to the QB from SE Michigan. Your jacket is soooo beautiful. I love it. I would stay with the simple V-neck with a firm facing. You are doing a great job on it and I am sure you will get a good deal of use out of this jacket. Thank you for sharing this project. I hope to see a lot of you here on the QB.
#10
Per a PM from OP, it will have a button front. Most jackets that I have seen that have a button front and v-neck will have a placket or band from hem around neck and back. Some examples (one actually has band all the way around) as follows:
https://www.sewdiy.com/blog/diy-improv-quilt-coat
https://leahday.com/pages/how-to-mak...quilted-jacket
https://fitforartpatterns.com/produc...a-rasa-jacket/
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https://www.sewdiy.com/blog/diy-improv-quilt-coat
https://leahday.com/pages/how-to-mak...quilted-jacket
https://fitforartpatterns.com/produc...a-rasa-jacket/
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Not affiliated with off-site link(s)