Such a beautiful result! Just a tip - if you want to sew normal buttons on thick fabric, put a match between the button and the material - then sew the button on by hand, and when finished, pull the match away, and wrap the thread around the loose threads to create a shank. Thank you for this video Wendy.
The creativity and editing on this video was on another level! Also, this jacket made me think of an outfit Queen Elizabeth wore in the final season of the crown that I really loved.
this gave me so much more appreciation for choices designers have to make - it looked like a simple jacket but the fit, proportions, material, luxurious details etc all made a huge difference to the final product!
The longer I look at the inspiration jacket, the more I think it's just a rectangle body with rectangle sleeves. the way the drop shoulder lokks just reminds me so much of simple rectangular knit sweaters. And having only straight edges would certainly make the decorative stitching a lot easier to acomplish... But your version turned out so cute! And it probably fits way better around the armscye than the expensive one haha
Yeah, I was thinking about folk blouses -- two rectangles for the front, one for the back, two for the sleeves, and armpit gussets. Some Romanian blouses have separate shoulder pieces that lead to a dropped seam.
Whoa you're busy making a baby and you're still giving us a blanket thrift flip? Unheard of. Extraordinary. Amazing. And can i just say, that jacket is stunning
Wendy you can always use buttons without a shank and add a button stand! It’s where you sew the button on loosely and then wrap the thread around those stitches. You essentially make a shank out of the thread.
Adding a flat button on the back at the same time - needle through both buttons sandwiching the garment - makes for a stronger hold on coats and heavy jackets.
It's cute! As a quilter, I'd have shown you a quick way to join all the pieces. Personally, I'd also add a button at center back and either side of the collar opening, place buttonholes in the scarf and button it on, so it doesn't fall off, fly away or come undone all the time.
I’m really out of it when it comes to fashion trends but these videos help keep me up to speed. Also gives me inspiration to try to make new kinds of garments!
You can create a shank by using the same or a slightly thicker thread for sewing on your buttons. Be sure to cut your thread at least 12 - 14" longer than usual. Use something like a toothpick to place between the jacket and the button. The toothpick creates an even space for your thread shank and holds your button at an even space as you sew. I like to use a doubled thread. Once the button is on, remove the toothpick but do NOT cut the thread. Hold the button out away from the garment and wrap your thread round and round the thread attached to the button, (8 - 10 wraps -- you be the judge) forming a nice clean-looking sturdy shank. Knot and cut your thread inside and you are finished! Wendy, your jacket is perfect!
Stunning work. I was going to say the plain shank buttons. I love the flowers, but because of the patterns in the fabric, I think the shank ones are perfect.
Soooo…you popped up on my feed and I was immediately engaged…now you have me wanting to sew again and ofcourse I have to go down the rabbithole of watching all your blanket-jacket videos! Here goes, well worth it! Meet ya on the flipside!
You are the first person I have seen use that method for patterns!! Mins have been sitting in my box for 30 yrs lol I made one pair of pants from it and they were awesome.
Windy, I just love you and your videos so much! The mean girls goofs, the cat butt wiggling for freedom while you seriously assess your mock-up. Just wonderful! Also, it’s so impressive and entertaining to watch you dissect a pattern just by looking at pictures of it! It’s like watching a mastermind fashion detective at work!
I'm not a big fan of the original coat but yours is super cute! If it was me I would have went with the flower buttons just to absolutely maximize the cuteness factor, If I ever make a quilted jakcet I'll deifintely look for buttons like that! I wish there were quilted blankets in the thrift stores where I live but alas! I'm gonna have to make one from scratch it seems :")
At 20:00, any flat button can be a shank button if done by hand. Just place a toothpick underneath the button and that will give the thickness of a shank and then continue to sew the button on as normal and then of course be sure to remove the toothpick and then wrap the thread around and around underneath the button to actually make a shank out of thread and there you go!
Well done!!! I am literally in the middle of trying to hack a Lady Lancaster quilt jacket. I made a mock up with an old TJ Maxx comforter. I bought a cheap jacket on Amazon that looked closest to what I want to have something to start out with for the pattern, knowing I would have to play around with it. It was too puffy to really get any sort of pattern out of it. I thought I would lose my mind trying to figure it all out. But I have something that resembles what I am aiming for now. Just to make more work for myself, instead of trying to find a blanket or quilt to use, I am making a quilt first. Actually I am making blocks and sewing them into sizes slightly larger than each pattern piece. Then I can quilt the smaller sections rather than a large quilt which will make it enjoyable rather than torture. Then I will start to construct the jacket. Her jackets have a wide range but the Aunt Ethel style which I'm trying to emulate runs about $1,600. I think this is very fair since she has to buy the quilts first and she only selects ones in great condition. She is from Lancaster, PA and she uses quilts that have been hand quilted!! What a treasure if one can afford one. Anyway, I'm going to try to make one on my own.
the fabric! the scalloped edge! the trim! the buttons! the mean girls reference! the editing! the music and the final scenes! this is my favorite videoof your channel ever 🌸💐💗 I'm in love with the jacket, wish I had the skills to make one ✨
You can attach normal buttons to have more space between the garment and the button. Put a match stick underneath the button when you attach it (by hand), remove when you're done and wrap the leftover yarn around it. You form your own yarn 'shank'. I always thought the scarf of the Toteme jacket was attached at the back neck.
It turned out so cute on you! I'd probably go for a plain pink blanket instead, but everything else I'd try to match as close as possible if I did a recreation of the tutorial. Now I just need a sewing machine 😅
Hi Wendy, Fashion Design Graduate from (what was at the time) Ryerson, and I remember my design prof teaching us about dropping a shoulder. you add the excess amount to the shoulder from the sleeve head like you did here. you must also drop your arm hole the same amount down, as well as out from the side seam! this prevents shaping issues at the armpit :)
This pink blanket coat is perfect 👌 for early spring and late autumn 😊. Unless you want to wear your beautiful blanket coat twenty years from now then early spring it is 😊. I love your happy 😊 face slippers. It's so cute. Hello Sagwa😺.
Obsessed with this video !!! I would love if you did a video explaining how you get your inspiration for these projects Pinterest? Do you follow certain accounts on social media ? I had never even heard of scarf jacket before this video !
it’s possible to add a sort of shank to a regular 2-4 hole button by loosely hand stitching it on and then wrapping the thread around itself between the button and fabric. Idk if I explained that well but it works for thicker fabrics
So cute! I love it. Been following you before you took the break, always loved your content. I also took a huge break from my businesses and just returned after a rough few years with health, pregnancy etc. I just want to send love to you and say you are amazing!
OMG your 2022 coat make is my bedspread from 1981. Such memories, I was 18 then. After I finish watching this video, I’m going watch 2022 video. ❤This coat is adorable, L❤ VE IT ! I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you.
With your videos I always press like before I even begin watching the video because I just know it's gonna be so good, and by the time the video ends and the lil montage plays I always wish I could like the video additionally because it's so inspiring and your editing is just so asthetic and ingenious!
You can make normal buttons shank style by sewing them on with a match stick between the holes. Then wrap the threads between the button and the jacket with more thread and it forms a shank.
I recently did a felled seam on bulky qilt. What I did is unpick the quilt stitches along the seam allowance,( both sides) amd trim the batting out, right down to the 1st seam. Then fell as usual. Lots of work but looks mice.
I was half/half watching/listening when I totally tuned in and you had your pattern PCs on that wine/cream checkered fabric and I thought “ that’s gonna rock that coat!!!” Only to figure out it was your rug 😩. Bummer. Would’ve looked FAB!
I absolutely love it! I'd have chosen the other buttons and either wrapped the thread to make a shank, or slipped in a tiny button underneath to be the shank. I like that you kept the scallops and used the trim on the blanket, and your trim on the seams is so cute! Now I want to make one.
LOVE the final result Wendy! And Sagwa's purring when doing the second fit check - gorgeous! 😍 Just an FYI: at the start you mentioned the shoulder seams being equal in length, however, it is common for the back shoulder seam to be slightly longer than the front - it has a little added ease to help its nicely over the shoulder, so they don't have to be exact. Just like the outer leg on pants - the upper thigh area has additional ease as this is an area of 'stress' when worn, much like the shoulders on shirts, jackets etc.
Very cute! Flower buttons are the best! You can actually make a shank for a button by sewing it on over a straight pin to create some extra slack and then wrapping your thread around the stitches!! Always love the annual blanky coat!
I'm literally about to make my own version of the Toteme jacket! My 1st toile will be using NL6639 - even though it's a raglan sleeve. Once I get the scarf right, I can use it on another pattern closer to the actual design as it is only a long rectangle attached at the collar. So, I was delighted to see your video. Although it's not exactly the same, I absolutely love it with the trim and wavy edge!!! I'll still make my version similar to the original, but now also want to make one like yours as it is so darned cute🥰... Doubt I'll find a quilt like yours, but I'll make it work somehow. Your Cecilie Bahnson DIY is my coat of dreams xxx
I love the concept, look and feel of blanket jackets. Jackets can be so serious as in more concerned with functionality (do not get me wrong, I appreciate that seriousness as I live in a COLD climate zone) than being fun to wear. I like fun. Even my hoodie has a shimmery fabric for its hood portion.
It is 100% girly extreme, including the flower trim. I laughed so hard about the mad scientist parts. And goodness, all for art, eh, freezing on the beach.
Was looking forward to seeing how you were going to make the embroidered hem, so sad you chose to have a different trim, but love the coat regardless🎉 you’re so talented😋
One time she flipped her scarf in my face… it was awesome!!! Love the mean girls inspo!
i love how you always make it your own version rather than making it a dupe! also, loving the editing in this video
sagwa's purring is SO loud 😹gosh she's cute.
She loves to do this during my therapy sessions and zoom calls 🥲
Look forward to this each year, such fun and always so inspiring.
Such a beautiful result! Just a tip - if you want to sew normal buttons on thick fabric, put a match between the button and the material - then sew the button on by hand, and when finished, pull the match away, and wrap the thread around the loose threads to create a shank. Thank you for this video Wendy.
The creativity and editing on this video was on another level! Also, this jacket made me think of an outfit Queen Elizabeth wore in the final season of the crown that I really loved.
this gave me so much more appreciation for choices designers have to make - it looked like a simple jacket but the fit, proportions, material, luxurious details etc all made a huge difference to the final product!
The longer I look at the inspiration jacket, the more I think it's just a rectangle body with rectangle sleeves. the way the drop shoulder lokks just reminds me so much of simple rectangular knit sweaters. And having only straight edges would certainly make the decorative stitching a lot easier to acomplish...
But your version turned out so cute! And it probably fits way better around the armscye than the expensive one haha
I was thinking the same exact thing. It reminds me of the drop shoulders knitted sweaters. Just basic rectangles.
Yeah, I was thinking about folk blouses -- two rectangles for the front, one for the back, two for the sleeves, and armpit gussets. Some Romanian blouses have separate shoulder pieces that lead to a dropped seam.
so cute! if you put a discreet loop on the shoulder it would hold the scarf in place
Whoa you're busy making a baby and you're still giving us a blanket thrift flip? Unheard of. Extraordinary. Amazing. And can i just say, that jacket is stunning
Honestly, I wasn't a fan of the original but your version is super cute and looks way better.
Materials? beautiful. Final product? exemplary. EDITING?! Perfection 🔥👌
Love the purring and the restful music. You look gorgeous in that jacket!❤ Great endurance and creativity 😊!!!
i'm already laughing at the genius mean girl impression.. wendy, you've done it again, and i'm not even that far in to the video! :D
Wendy you can always use buttons without a shank and add a button stand! It’s where you sew the button on loosely and then wrap the thread around those stitches. You essentially make a shank out of the thread.
Ooo I was looking for this suggestion :) and I learned the official term, love it
Adding a flat button on the back at the same time - needle through both buttons sandwiching the garment - makes for a stronger hold on coats and heavy jackets.
Good point!
Oooh good to know!
"piecing is period" and "sewing is cardio" are fantastic sayings for the sewing community!
It's cute! As a quilter, I'd have shown you a quick way to join all the pieces. Personally, I'd also add a button at center back and either side of the collar opening, place buttonholes in the scarf and button it on, so it doesn't fall off, fly away or come undone all the time.
you could make a thermo skirt from the left overs to put over yuor day cloths when going out for a walk and want to keep legs warmer
I’m really out of it when it comes to fashion trends but these videos help keep me up to speed. Also gives me inspiration to try to make new kinds of garments!
You can create a shank by using the same or a slightly thicker thread for sewing on your buttons. Be sure to cut your thread at least 12 - 14" longer than usual. Use something like a toothpick to place between the jacket and the button. The toothpick creates an even space for your thread shank and holds your button at an even space as you sew. I like to use a doubled thread. Once the button is on, remove the toothpick but do NOT cut the thread. Hold the button out away from the garment and wrap your thread round and round the thread attached to the button, (8 - 10 wraps -- you be the judge) forming a nice clean-looking sturdy shank. Knot and cut your thread inside and you are finished! Wendy, your jacket is perfect!
Stunning work.
I was going to say the plain shank buttons. I love the flowers, but because of the patterns in the fabric, I think the shank ones are perfect.
Soooo…you popped up on my feed and I was immediately engaged…now you have me wanting to sew again and ofcourse I have to go down the rabbithole of watching all your blanket-jacket videos! Here goes, well worth it! Meet ya on the flipside!
Wendy the mean girls bit is just CHEFS KISS 😂😂
You are the first person I have seen use that method for patterns!! Mins have been sitting in my box for 30 yrs lol I made one pair of pants from it and they were awesome.
Windy, I just love you and your videos so much! The mean girls goofs, the cat butt wiggling for freedom while you seriously assess your mock-up. Just wonderful! Also, it’s so impressive and entertaining to watch you dissect a pattern just by looking at pictures of it! It’s like watching a mastermind fashion detective at work!
I'm not a big fan of the original coat but yours is super cute! If it was me I would have went with the flower buttons just to absolutely maximize the cuteness factor, If I ever make a quilted jakcet I'll deifintely look for buttons like that! I wish there were quilted blankets in the thrift stores where I live but alas! I'm gonna have to make one from scratch it seems :")
It's great to understand your thought process, and see how you make decisions. I wonder if you would like the scarf better if it was cut on the bias.
Omg the Sagwa sounds in the mic at 6:05
i always want to sew after watching withwendy s videos
sagwa's purring invading your audio is so precioussssss
Those fabric covered buttons you can customize could've been cute
When I saw the trim you choose I noded with approval because it was indeed the best one
Mean girl inspired intro had me giggling.
the sleeping bag jacket was the first video of yours I watched! This one turned out just as good :)
here I was thinking the scarf would be attached to the jacket, but this is way better! It turned out so much cuter than the inspo
I’m OBSESSED 🤯🤯🤯
Keeping the scallops was def the right call!!!
Also, why do your coats always turn out cuter than the original??😍
The first scarf that wasn't right, you could turn that into mittens to match.
one time Wendy made this incredible scarf jacket..... it was AWESOME
I really loved the first buttons opposed to the flowers, I thought that they fit more cohesively with the colors and style of the design
That is the cutest jacket ever❣️😍
At 20:00, any flat button can be a shank button if done by hand. Just place a toothpick underneath the button and that will give the thickness of a shank and then continue to sew the button on as normal and then of course be sure to remove the toothpick and then wrap the thread around and around underneath the button to actually make a shank out of thread and there you go!
My mother had one of these coats back in the 80s but the scarf was more shawl-like in the center so you could whip it up over your head like a hood.
Come for the cat, stay for the fashion! Love the jacket 😮
Wendy is the definition of demure
A little advice, Bernina's when they get loud, means clean bobbin/under the plate area and a drop of oil. Your project is beautiful.
Well done!!! I am literally in the middle of trying to hack a Lady Lancaster quilt jacket. I made a mock up with an old TJ Maxx comforter. I bought a cheap jacket on Amazon that looked closest to what I want to have something to start out with for the pattern, knowing I would have to play around with it. It was too puffy to really get any sort of pattern out of it. I thought I would lose my mind trying to figure it all out. But I have something that resembles what I am aiming for now. Just to make more work for myself, instead of trying to find a blanket or quilt to use, I am making a quilt first. Actually I am making blocks and sewing them into sizes slightly larger than each pattern piece. Then I can quilt the smaller sections rather than a large quilt which will make it enjoyable rather than torture. Then I will start to construct the jacket. Her jackets have a wide range but the Aunt Ethel style which I'm trying to emulate runs about $1,600. I think this is very fair since she has to buy the quilts first and she only selects ones in great condition. She is from Lancaster, PA and she uses quilts that have been hand quilted!! What a treasure if one can afford one. Anyway, I'm going to try to make one on my own.
Adorable! I loved watching your design thought process.
OMG, this video was so FETCH! Yes, we saw the Mean Girls montage! Loved it!! I don't even go here.
So glad you were able to use the scalloped edges. Turned out great!🎉
The Mean Girls inspired sequence was 👌🏻
the fabric! the scalloped edge! the trim! the buttons! the mean girls reference! the editing! the music and the final scenes! this is my favorite videoof your channel ever 🌸💐💗 I'm in love with the jacket, wish I had the skills to make one ✨
What a fun tradition and a great idea! I'm going to start looking more closely at the blankets in the thrift stores!
You can attach normal buttons to have more space between the garment and the button. Put a match stick underneath the button when you attach it (by hand), remove when you're done and wrap the leftover yarn around it. You form your own yarn 'shank'.
I always thought the scarf of the Toteme jacket was attached at the back neck.
It turned out so cute on you! I'd probably go for a plain pink blanket instead, but everything else I'd try to match as close as possible if I did a recreation of the tutorial. Now I just need a sewing machine 😅
Hi Wendy, Fashion Design Graduate from (what was at the time) Ryerson, and I remember my design prof teaching us about dropping a shoulder. you add the excess amount to the shoulder from the sleeve head like you did here. you must also drop your arm hole the same amount down, as well as out from the side seam! this prevents shaping issues at the armpit :)
Good job Wendy!! I loved that you kept the scalloped trim.
This pink blanket coat is perfect 👌 for early spring and late autumn 😊. Unless you want to wear your beautiful blanket coat twenty years from now then early spring it is 😊. I love your happy 😊 face slippers. It's so cute. Hello Sagwa😺.
The jacket is giving Toteme X Sea New York. ❤
Obsessed with this video !!! I would love if you did a video explaining how you get your inspiration for these projects
Pinterest? Do you follow certain accounts on social media ?
I had never even heard of scarf jacket before this video !
12:52 loooooks like enough leftover for a Marla jacket :3
You find the best blankets!! I’ve been looking for a long time and haven’t found any cute ones! This jacket is so amazing!
Your jacket is amazing! I tend to attach buttons by hand because than I can make shank from thread.
I love Sagwa’s short curly tail!
You can put a bead between the button and fabric to make a faux shank button
just want to say i'm loving the music ... i played this concerto in high school :)
I like that Em thrown in. 💯 😊love the coat alot. I want one.
it’s possible to add a sort of shank to a regular 2-4 hole button by loosely hand stitching it on and then wrapping the thread around itself between the button and fabric. Idk if I explained that well but it works for thicker fabrics
I'm so happy I've found your videos again. Been watching them nonstop since and they bring me such joy!!
So cute! I love it. Been following you before you took the break, always loved your content. I also took a huge break from my businesses and just returned after a rough few years with health, pregnancy etc. I just want to send love to you and say you are amazing!
OMG your 2022 coat make is my bedspread from 1981. Such memories, I was 18 then. After I finish watching this video, I’m going watch 2022 video. ❤This coat is adorable, L❤ VE IT ! I enjoyed this video so much. Thank you.
With your videos I always press like before I even begin watching the video because I just know it's gonna be so good, and by the time the video ends and the lil montage plays I always wish I could like the video additionally because it's so inspiring and your editing is just so asthetic and ingenious!
You can make normal buttons shank style by sewing them on with a match stick between the holes. Then wrap the threads between the button and the jacket with more thread and it forms a shank.
This was so much fun to watch! Sewing with you would be a blast. And Lutterloh is such a great pattern company.
this overview of your jackets each year made me realize how long I’ve been watching your channel! been here since before the sleeping bag jacket
Seriously that is like a family heirloom, it's beautiful 🤩
This jacket is absolute perfection. Now I'm dreaming of the perfect pink quilted coat.
I recently did a felled seam on bulky qilt. What I did is unpick the quilt stitches along the seam allowance,( both sides) amd trim the batting out, right down to the 1st seam. Then fell as usual. Lots of work but looks mice.
I think the shank style buttons would be a nice touch! Gorgeous jacket nonethless
Love this quilted jacket on you. The pattern is beautiful and color spot on for you. Bravo👏🏼
I was half/half watching/listening when I totally tuned in and you had your pattern PCs on that wine/cream checkered fabric and I thought “ that’s gonna rock that coat!!!” Only to figure out it was your rug 😩. Bummer. Would’ve looked FAB!
I absolutely love it! I'd have chosen the other buttons and either wrapped the thread to make a shank, or slipped in a tiny button underneath to be the shank. I like that you kept the scallops and used the trim on the blanket, and your trim on the seams is so cute! Now I want to make one.
Besides your voice that is as soft as a butterfly kiss, my favourite part are the bell sleeves and your dedication to perfection❤
LOVE the final result Wendy! And Sagwa's purring when doing the second fit check - gorgeous! 😍 Just an FYI: at the start you mentioned the shoulder seams being equal in length, however, it is common for the back shoulder seam to be slightly longer than the front - it has a little added ease to help its nicely over the shoulder, so they don't have to be exact. Just like the outer leg on pants - the upper thigh area has additional ease as this is an area of 'stress' when worn, much like the shoulders on shirts, jackets etc.
After seeing the price of fabric… I’m glad to subscribe to you! Love the thrift flips!! ❤
Very cute! Flower buttons are the best! You can actually make a shank for a button by sewing it on over a straight pin to create some extra slack and then wrapping your thread around the stitches!! Always love the annual blanky coat!
I'm literally about to make my own version of the Toteme jacket! My 1st toile will be using NL6639 - even though it's a raglan sleeve. Once I get the scarf right, I can use it on another pattern closer to the actual design as it is only a long rectangle attached at the collar.
So, I was delighted to see your video. Although it's not exactly the same, I absolutely love it with the trim and wavy edge!!! I'll still make my version similar to the original, but now also want to make one like yours as it is so darned cute🥰... Doubt I'll find a quilt like yours, but I'll make it work somehow.
Your Cecilie Bahnson DIY is my coat of dreams xxx
I love the concept, look and feel of blanket jackets. Jackets can be so serious as in more concerned with functionality (do not get me wrong, I appreciate that seriousness as I live in a COLD climate zone) than being fun to wear. I like fun. Even my hoodie has a shimmery fabric for its hood portion.
I think the trim on the end of the scarf may give it some weight,stays in place easier. Looks good
It is 100% girly extreme, including the flower trim. I laughed so hard about the mad scientist parts. And goodness, all for art, eh, freezing on the beach.
It's gorgeous! You did such a great job. It's a new family heirloom.
I hope you made a vest out of the first mock up 😭 that fabric is beautiful
Ahhh love this modern cottagecore jacket! Also the Sagwa ASMR 🥰
You are amazing. Your jacket is lovely.
love the scalloped hem detail
I would love to see a video where you review your blanket jacket makes and tell us how often you actually wear them.
I am so happy I found your videos. I love this!!!
the mean girls opening was so good!
love the end result! Do you have enough material left to make one for your daughter?
I LOVED that Mean Girls intro!
The purring!!!
😊
Was looking forward to seeing how you were going to make the embroidered hem, so sad you chose to have a different trim, but love the coat regardless🎉 you’re so talented😋