Thursday 15 June 2017

Denim Jacket Stitching

You may recall I said I do not do a lot of stitching but when I do, I fall in love with it and with this project I fell in love, bought new tea towels and moved in with the guy.



This is my daughter in case you think I have lost a terrific amount of weight! She is over the moon with her jacket upcycle I did a few weeks back. 


I used the rest of the magic sheet from DMC to mark out the dream catcher design which I can not claim as my own. It is from Craftsy here. I got stitching and couldn't stop. It was finished in three days.


I did a loft rummage last month to swap the girls clothes over. The older sisters clothes were passed down to the younger sibling and in a bag I found lots of clothes aged 9-10 years which I had forgotten about. They were from my friend with three older girls. They were perfect for Big Sis (good job I found them in time)and in it was this virtually new denim jacket from Zara Kids.


I did use a few more stitch techniques than in the original design. I used some gold threads to make chains to hang the feathers from and I remembered how to do french knots. You've gotta LOVE it.


She wore it to a birthday party. Nine girls all going out for Pizza. Oooh, she is getting a big girl.

My own sixteen year old denim jacket beckons... now where are those threads.

Jo xxx

11 comments:

  1. How fabulous is that. Bet Big Sis was over the moon. Wow these girls are growing up fast. Pizza party indeed.

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  2. I remember those day well of being a permanent fixture, the taxi driver. I LOVE the jacket what an amazing difference, stunning.

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  3. This denim jacket is stunning! What a fab up-cycling embroidery project.

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  4. While I have never embroidered on a piece of clothing, you make the idea apppealing through your clever jacket upgrade, Jo. I think I cannot use the magic sheet on the project I am planning because I am going to use Aida cloth, but I appreciate seeing how you have used magic sheet for your latest embroidery projects. Thanks for sharing xx











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  5. That looks fabulous and would cost a fortune store bought, well done. xx

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  6. Awesome project Jo. I bet your daughter is in love with it. I would wear it all day long.

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  7. This is seriously cool, Jo, no wonder your little girl is happy.
    Amalia
    xo

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  8. It's fabulous, Jo! Go on, do your own, you know you really want to. x

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  9. I always fancied doing some embroidery, I even have the threads... if only days were a bit longer! The jeans jacket is fabulous, love the design and the colours. Also love the contrast between the hippie chick jacket and the super neat hair :-) xx

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  10. I really, really like this. I've considered embroidering some of my jeans this summer, but I don't have a pair I can spare. It's so pretty.

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