piece by piece is cute! too bad the other name was taken...once we have a page or two on this thread will start one with the new name.

Here the jacket I finished this weekend!

Absolutely gorgeous . . . I was just thinking this morning that I should get some basic patterns and make jackets for my granddaughters . . . the oldest one loves purple. Did you start with a pattern?

Hi can I join in I love to quilt my grandmother showed me how to do it and I am the only one of all the grans that do it...I have made a quilt for every child on my husbands side of the family and I really need to do my side...I gave them as b-day presents. I had 6 in the mouth of Feb. I have not done it in awile.
I need to get back to doing it. I dont know if I have the time...I wanted to make one useing my dads ties..I already the ties cut up. I want to make a bowtie quilt...

Thanks meowee! It's based on a sweatshirt. There are some directions here:
http://www.minifarm.com/dianes_quilt...irt_jacket.htm I sort of followed that and sort of made up as I went along You definitely need the sweatshirt to be at least one size larger...2 sizes would probably be better. they are pretty warm without any batting..so unless you live way up north, I wouldn't add any.

Lady Unicorn - you are more then welcome to join in! I love bowtie quilts, I have one my great grandmother made. I wish I had saved my dad's ties He had some really funky ones fromthe seventies.

Lady Unicorn... So happy to have you join us! I made a Dimensional Bowtie quilt two year ago for my new granddaughter. If you don't know what that is, the center of the bowtie pouffs out.

Ejm...OH there are days I wish I had a yard the size of a postage stamp. It takes us about two days to mow 7 acres. My husband mowes with the belly mower, and I go around the outbuildings, trees with the gas push mower.
Your jacket is beautiful.

Linda...I make jackets with matching hats for my granddaughters for Christmas this past year. It was a Daisy Kingdom fabric/design. I believe the pattern was McCalls.

Well I had a gain this week. I've been so good, but AF decided to pay me a visit after being gone for 9 months. I feel so bloated, sick to my stomach and just plain miserable. Hope I feel better by tomorrow.

Cheryl

Thanks for the input ejm and Cheryl. I don't know which kind I want to make, yet, but I saved the link you posted and will look at patterns later this week. And a great big WELCOME for you LadyUnicorn.

Yesterday finished off a lot better than it started and my plan for the week is still looking OK. Tomorrow morning we'll see what the scale thought about my week, of course.

Have a good day, gang. Keep moving and shaking and piecing it all together.

Okay . . . I'm a brazen hussy . . . but I decided to take the "cow by the horns" and open a new thread called CRAFTERS INCORPORATED .

Not exactly a new idea . . . I know you suggested it in both places, ejm . . . but your gentle suggestions didn't seem to be quite enough. Soooo here we go . . .

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...01#post1193601

I hope to see you all over there . . . Hope I haven't been too pushy.