Originally Posted by
DawnS
Hi! I'm doing a jacket class and I have to bring my fabric cut, pieced and quilted to the class. We will then cut out the front, back, sleeves and pockets. The example I saw at the shop used strip of different lengths running vertical on the jacket. Please- what ideas do you have for piecing, other than strips? I'm using material from my kids old jeans and some blue batiks- at least that is the current plan. Thanks in advance. I get so many great ideas from this board!
I've made several quilted jackets - mostly the ones on a sweatshirt base, and never have worn any of them because they are so uncomfortable. So my advise would be to stay away from the denim fabric, as it will get even stiffer when it's quilted. You can do any kind of design and then just cut what you need. I imagine strips are just easier to explain to beginning quilters for a jacket.