Pattern help
 

I have several older quilts that need repair, but I think I might turn one into a vest. Can anyone recommend a good pattern for the 1X-sized woman? Thanks!

I will assume you want one that is hip length and hangs straight? I googled "quilted vest pattern" and many idea's from Etsy came up with patterns offered there. Haven't looked at a regular pattern book (McCalls, Butterick, Vogue) in years, but sometimes their easy to sew patterns are offered at places like Walmart and JoAnns. You might find one there.

I've been buying patterns to make things for my grandson and granddaughter and find Etsy to have cute things for much less $$$ than fabric stores.

I have bought many children's patterns that way, but do be aware you will have to print out many pages and tape them all together to get your pattern.

I have a couple of vests that I like. Neither are of stretchy material. I could make a pattern from the vest I have by laying them out on newspaper and trace around the vest. I would probably lay the vest in a linear fashion on the newspaper, so that I could start with the center front and roll the vest around until I had drawn out the whole vest all the way without any side seams. You will still have shoulder seams but you could use binding seam on those to finish them on the inside. fyi,,,I am a little bit on the boxy side these days. I don't need darts or anything like that so this method would work for me. But if you want other choices:
https://craftingagreenworld.com/articles/vest-patterns/

I put this in my search engine and came up with a lot of great ideas. Lots of them free.
​​​​​​​drawing a vest pattern from a vest you own on newspaper

Create TV (part of PBS) has a show called Quilting Arts. One of the episodes featured a lady who makes jackets out of quilts. You may be able to find the episode online and get some tips and tricks on how to do this. Good luck!

Whichever method you decide to try, I would highly recommend doing a muslin test version first - much easier to adapt sizing, seams, cut etc then take the muslin shell apart for your pattern pieces.

If you have a regular jacket pattern that looks nice on you, it could be made into a quilted jacket without a collar very easily.

RedGarnet222, I was thinking along the same line. Get a cotton shirt that you like that fits well--make a pattern from that on paper. You could even get a secondhand shirt and cut it apart to use as your pattern. Even buying a used item would be a lot cheaper than buying a legit pattern.

If you buy a pattern make it a vogue or butterick. Here is one I thought you might like, right in style

Vogue Marcy Tilton V8088 Wearable Art Pattern Vest Jacket - Etsy

This one comes in your size and is a long style. But you could cut it down to any length you wish it to be. Just use bias binding to finish it off after cutting your quilt.

Butterick 5473 Misses' Women's Jacket Vest Pant Suit Sewing Pattern FREE Ship! 31664433651 | eBay

Bernina sent me this recently on making quilted jacket that are reversable. Sorry, I forgot all about it till this morning.

Tips and Tricks for Sewing a Reversible Quilted Jacket - WeAllSew