My Vest is Finished

Well, I finally finished my vest.  It was a long haul since I haven't made clothes for myself in years and I probably won't make any again.  My friend Maria was a big help.  We got together last Tuesday and worked on fitting the vests.  We took a little off here and a little off there and came up with a pretty decent piece of clothing.

The binding is sewn on the right side and then folded over and stitched in the ditch on the right side.  Some of the binding didn't catch on the wrong side so I just sewed it on by hand with an invisible stitch on the wrong side.

The front

The back of the vest

There is suppose to be a zipper in the vest but I didn't put one in yet and I may not.

Peggy

Bruce Canyon Vest

Yesterday was the class to make the Bruce Canyon Vest.  We started at 10 am and ended at 4pm tired and exhausted but with a feeling of accomplishment.  It was a long day but we had a great instructor who had made the vest herself so she was extremely helpful.  We could read the pattern or we could ask for assistance.  There were 10 ladies in the class so it was a very busy place.

Here is my friend Maria working on cutting out her fabric from the pattern.

                             

This is the 2 fronts of my vest with the strips sewn together.  It is a quilt as you go vest which really goes

together quickly.

 

The back with the collar sewn on.  It still need the sides seams done and the binding applied.

Maria and I hope to get together this week and get it finished up for the Guild meeting on the 21st. 

Peggy.

Bruce Canyon Vest

I am taking a class in February to make the Bruce Canyon Vest.  I have picked out the fabric but can't decide on the final colours.  If anyone has an opinion please let me know.  I realize that colours don't show up too good sometimes on websites but I am going to post them anyway.  The first picture is the original colours I picked out.

The second colour from the bottom is different.  I saw it and liked it, but know I think that it might be too bright to go with the other three blues.

I have also picked out the lining and I chose a dark colour as well.  I am going to have the dark colour at the front and sides and the lighter colours in between.

This is going to be a totally new experience since I haven't made clothes in years.  They never seemed to fit so I gave up trying.  Wish me luck.

Peggy.