Oh so many years ago — 16 years, 9 months and 2 days to be exact – December 15, 2006, I walked into a quilt shop and saw a “quilted” jacket made from a sweatshirt. The class was full, but I thought I could make it on my own – and in time to give it to my mom for Christmas. As with many last minute projects, Christmas came and went without it being finished, so it got set aside.
I pulled it out in 2020 to finish as my quilt guild wanted me to do a presentation on quilted sweatshirt jackets. I even purchased a couple of additional sweatshirts to make a few more jackets. But the meetings were cancelled then I moved, so no more work was done on the jacket. I was asked to do a presentation at one of my current guilds, so I put this on my UFO list and actually worked on it a little earlier in the year. But it wasn’t until this past weekend that I buckled down and finished it.
The neckband and one cuff is missing, so I found some 2″ wide elastic and added a casing to the cuff and waistband. This has the added benefit of adding an additional inch to the length, which is helpful since I’m now giving this to my sister.
