Butterfly Jacket Class at the Bobbin Case

On Tuesday and Wednesday I taught a class called the Butterfly Jacket (my name for it) at the Bobbin Case Bernina shop in Rochester. This beauty was all sewn and just being fitted before adding the lining and the finishing work.

The starting point was the beautiful hand dyed fabric in the back panel.

Beth made this wonderful jacket from hand stamped fabric from India which she had purchased at a local quilt show.

The striking back panel is pieced.

The lining has already been added to this one and its ready to have the side seams sewn before its finished.

The beautiful back panel came from John Marshall.

Wearable Art Jacket Class - Day Three

Inspector Suki arrived bright and early to perform her rounds of examining and perching on new fabric piles, peoples chairs they had just vacated and examining any new boxes and bags. In between her arduous tasks she frequently asked to be let in and out the studio door. I brought in materials and embroideries for a possible new quilt with a wolf motif.

Linda finished her Butterfly Jacket.

Actually all but the top stitching.

And Caren has the outside of her jacket almost finished.

Wearable Art Class - Day Two

This is unpleasant weather for Inspector Suki, who would really like to be outside. She tries going out several times during the day but really doesn't seem to like walking around in the snow. Later in the afternoon she took her nap in her nest in the studio. Linda made great progress today, having made a seminole strip last evening at home.

She has the back almost done with a few tweakings yet to accomplish.

I worked a bit on an orange quilt last evening the today and may turn it on point.

Nancy finished her quilters vest.

She's planning on working on a bog coat tomorrow.

New Wearable Art Jacket Class at Marcia's Studio

Despite the cold weather we gathered this morning in Marcia's wonderful studio to begin another jacket class. Nancy Hicks began the back of her long vest with a marvelous batik. She is supplementing it with some interesting blue batiks . Linda Bachman has some great prints of leaves and elephants and is using the "Butterfly Jacket" pattern. A favorite of mine.

I have been playing with a new orange quilt made mostly from leftover pieces from the last one.

And Caren Betlinski came in with this fabulous machine embroidery she made.