This project can be super cheap, or really expensive. You need a lot of different fabrics, ribbons, and thread. If you are a crafter you've probably got stuff that will work laying around your house. If you have to go buy all that stuff for this one project, it can get pricey. I got Hadley's jean jacket at a garage sale for $1. I've also gotten them at kid's resale shops like kid to kid for under $5. I sew a lot on this project. If you don't plan on washing this, just whip out the glue gun. It will be faster, easier, cheaper, and with far less cursing.
Materials:
- Jean jacket
- 4 coordinating fabrics - 1/8 yard each, or fat quarters. You really only need four 6 x 6" scraps but, since the smallest amount you can buy is 1/8 yard - that will be the cheapest if you don't have scraps laying around
- double sided fusible webbing - approximately 1/3 yard
- ball fringe - 1 yard or less
- Ribbon - various colors, various sizes
- Buttons or flowers for embellishments
- Blue thread that matches your jean jacket
- Thread(s) that coordinates to your color of fabric
Directions:
Step 1: Take a piece of paper and cut your big shape (that will fit onto the back of your jacket.) I did an irregular shape, while Maegan did a large rectangle. (I'm sure she'll have pictures on her blog as soon as it's done.) Then I randomly cut it into 4 pieces. These are your templates for your fabric. Be sure to label the pieces 1-4, so you know where they go later.
Step 2: Take your paper templates, and lay it on top of your fusible webbing. Cut out your fusible webbing slightly larger than your paper template (about 1/4" inch on all sides.)
Step 3: Iron your fusible webbing onto the back of your fabric. Do not peel the backing yet.Step 4: Trim the extra fabric off so that you have a piece of fused lined fabric that is slightly larger than your paper template.
Step 5: Cut your fused fabric so it is exactly the size of your template. (There are different ways to do the last few steps, if you are an experienced sewer/crafter you can probably figure out a faster way)
Step 6: Cut out all your 4 pieces of fused fabric. Peel the backing paper off. Arrange on the back of your jacket, and iron in place. It's okay if there are small gaps between the fabrics. Get them as close as possible, keeping in mind your ribbon will cover minor imperfections.
Step 7: Blue thread should be in your bobbin, coordinating color for your top thread. Sew all your fused pieces of fabric down right at the edge.
Step 8: Look through your ribbons & embellishments & scraps. Arrange pieces to your liking. For ribbon, cut a skinny strip from the double sided fusible webbing. Iron fusible web to back of ribbon, remove backing paper, and iron to the jacket. When all pieces are done, sew edges of ribbon to jacket. Bobbin thread should be blue to match jacket, while top thread should coordinate with ribbon. Get ready to change the top thread a lot! Be prepared to change your needle at least once as you'll probably sacrifice one needle sewing on denim.
Note: fusible webbing will not hold down the ribbon permanently -- but it should help keep it in place long enough for you to sew it. If you are using the glue gun, just skip the fusible webbing stuff on the ribbon.
Step 9: Sew/hot glue ball fringe to underside of collar. Don't mess with the fusible webbing, it doesn't stick that well to fringe.
Step 10: For embellishments on front pockets -- these will have to be hand sewn on. See next post: pink fringe on front left pocket, and pink dots/orange ribbon on front pockets. Use blue thread if you don't want it to be seen, or use a coordinating color of thread if you want it to stand out.
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