Friday, October 9, 2009

Silk Coat Part 1

In preparation for the Houston show I have been in the process of designing a coat to wear that would not only highlight our Superior Metallic threads, but also demonstrate how various stitching techniques can be applied to clothing.

I wanted to create a section of quilted yardage that would be used as a piece of fabric for the coat.

First I took a piece of green silk, #24 Green Apple Superior Metallic, and a polyester lining for the backing to Judi Madsen of Green Fairy Quilts. We used a wool bat for the middle that is light weight and gives the silk more loft.

Next I marked the length of the coat on the silk and requested she stitch a design that would not be too large. I wanted something simple that would remain soft for a long vest or coat.
You can see what the silk looked like before the stitching was complete.
Didn't Judi do a beautiful job? All of the work is created in free hand motion on Judi's A-1 longarm machine, and she used all but one yard of the 1,090 yards of metallic thread.
Next blog: Part 2/ The fitting.

10 comments:

  1. WOW!!! Absolutely beautiful. I hope you will show pictures of the finished project. Is there a video available that teaches how to do that type of intricate quilting? How did you know that a wool batt gives silk more loft? Did Judi need to overlay the silk with a stabilizer? That color will look stunning on you.

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  2. beautiful. Can't wait to see the finished project.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  3. *gasp!!* That is absolutely stunning!!! Can't wait to see Part 2.

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  4. This is beautiful, Judi's quilting is gorgeous. Can't wait to see this project finished. The jacket I'm working on does not compare at all.
    Keep Stitchen'
    Bonnie

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  5. A W E S O M E ! Hope you will post a photo since I can;t get to Houston this year to see it in person!

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  6. Ditto everybody else. Just wish I could see and touch it.

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  7. OH. MY. GOODNESS. thequiltedsky asks some very good questions. I want to see everything. That looks like museum quality stitching to me. The coat will probably be worth thousands of $$$$.
    PICTURES PLEASE!!!

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  8. Wow!!! Would I ever love to be able to do something like that!!! Let us see the finished coat, it will be amazing!

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