MARIA WEINSTEIN – Jacket Making
The same workshop will be held both November 19th and 20th, 12 people max per workshop.  
Be sure to specify which day when you signup!

Jacket Making(Thursday) – November 19th
OR
Jacket Making (Friday) – Novemeber 20th,
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Millwood Fire House, Millwood, NY
$72.00 + materials fee

In this class, you’ll upcycle an old quilt or make a new one into a unique coat—choose full-length, hip-length, or cropped. Add a collar, hood, or keep it simple. Both full and hip-length coats can have pockets. You can also select a button, zipper, or leave the coat open.

A $45.00 materials fee is required, to be paid directly to Maria; this covers both the pattern and the pattern ease for tracing.
Patterns will be available for purchase in September and October. Please do not cut your pattern.

Fabric Requirements:

• 1 yard for binding
• Quilt

The following are various options available for creating your long coat and hip-length. If making the cropped coat let me know.

• For upcycling, a quilt sized 72 x 96 or 87 x 90 works best.
• Unfinished 72 x 96 or 87 x 90 quilt top, now is your chance to quilt it (note: these sizes are an approximation but bigger is always better).
• Kantha Cloth may be substituted for a quilt, this will be very soft since it doesn’t have batting in-between.
• You can find quilts on eBay, thrift shops and Facebook Market Place.

OR

To make a quilt, you will need the following.

• 2½ yard for the front
• 2½ yard for the back
• Full size batting

OR

• One 40 x 40 piece for the back
• two 20 x 40 pieces for the front
• two 21 x 21 pieces for the sleeves
• two 14 x 14 squares for the hood (if making the hood)
• one piece 5 wide x 18 long for the collar (if making the collar)
• Two 10 x 10 squares for the pockets

Tools Required:

• Sewing machine in working order. If you have a Bernina, bring your 2A foot to overlock, ¼ inch foot and a 10 foot.  Everyone else bring your zig zag foot, ¼ inch foot and a general sewing foot.
• Rotary cutter with a new blade
• Sharp Scissors
• Straight Pins
• Wonder clips
• By Annie’s Stiletto and Pressing Tool (highly recommended)
• Black or blue Sharpie to trace your pattern
• Neutral color sewing thread for piecing
• Decorative thread for the binding
• Double sided basting tape for zipper only
• Seam Ripper
• Separating Zipper – will discuss zipper in class

Homework:

• Trace your coat size on the pattern ease and cut it out. We’ll cut the coat in class.
  *When tracing, focus on all markings—especially the dots on the pockets and jacket sides, as these are key for this pattern.
• Wash quilt before coming to class, this is for shrinking purposes only.
• Please come to class with all materials and ready to work!