Lesley made this fabulous chartreuse and camel stripey proofed cotton cape. This was a cape pattern picked up at a Quilt Show in France which she embellished with flowers cut with a Sizzix machine attached using the Bernini Eyelet accessory and printed with Thermofax screens. It was fun to make!
Reversible coat made by Jane for Lulu using stripe proofed cotton and printed cotton lawn.
Fabrics and Notions:
Pink stripe proofed cotton
Pink and multi peacock printed cotton lawn
Cotton lawn (interfacing)
Shell buttons
Medium weight iron-on knitted interfacing
Piping
Miaow wearing the proofed linen raincoat made for her by Jane using #32 Ottobre pattern from the winter 6/12 catalogue. It is lined in pixel daisy print quilting weight organic cotton (which adds a reasonable amount of weight). It has been top stitched with pink thread (two standard threads through the same eye of the needle), Also used: light blue buttons, a pink open end zip, and lightweight knit iron on interfacing was used in the collars and facings.
Maddison modeling Bess’s proofed linen coat (quilted with wool wadding) with wiggly eye epaulettes. Zipping in the panels and sleeves undo to reveal white proofed linen pleats.
Fabric and Notions:
Chartreuse proofed linen
White proofed linen
Wool wadding
Black continuous zipping
wiggly eye buttons
Black cotton grosgrain
Spot printed viscose acetate lining
Cover buttons
Pocket zips
Eyelets (umbrella pocket)
Viscose iron-on interfacing
Pattern: Bess’s own
Bess in her proofed linen mac (originally white, but had a little accident in the washing machine. It’s fine! She likes pink too)
Fabrics and Notions:
Ivory proofed linen
Red proofed cotton
Anorak snap fasteners
Viscose iron-on interfacing
Khaki Green Grey Proofed Cotton Poplin
Off White lightweight quick-dry proofed Cotton Polyamide and Polyurethane
Bright Green and Turquoise classic retro apple print water-resistant proofed Cotton
Black proofed Cotton and Nylon lightweight performance wear
Blue and Grey double sided proofed Cotton and Polyamide for outdoor wear from Riverside
Stone Proofed Cotton Poplin
Grey Proofed Cotton Poplin
Light Grey Proofed Cotton Poplin
Red Proofed Cotton Poplin
Navy Proofed Cotton
Reversible bag made by Bess with a shy birdy embroidered onto the outside.
Fabrics and Notions:
Chartreuse stripe proofed cotton
Marrimeko printed cotton
Chartreuse Cotton Drill
Clair wearing Off-white raincoat with Kaffe Fassett Green spotty panelled dress.
Fabrics and Notions (raincoat):
Proofed cotton
Kaffe Fassett spotty printed cotton (lining)
Double cover buttons
Piping cord with self-made bias binding
Viscose iron-on interfacing.
Pattern: McCall’s 5525
Fabrics and Notions (dress)
Green Kaffe Fassett spotty printed cotton
Green Venezia lining
Invisible zip
Piping cord and bias binding
Knitted medium weight iron- on interfacing
Clair, being the queen of matchy-matchy fashion excelled herself here with this summer-weight all-weather ensemble. Proofed fabrics will need a sharp, fine needle, such as ‘super-stitch’ or those intended for use on microfibre
Bess testing the waterproofness of her strawberry print Marimekko proofed cotton, lined in Kaffe Fassett spotty print cotton and fastened with oversize green plastic buttons
Fabrics and Notions:
Proofed Cotton from Marimekko
Kaffe Fassett spotty cotton lining
50mm green textured plastic buttons
Viscose iron-on interfacing
By lining a proofed fabric with cotton you regulate the often ‘sticky’ feeling you get from a laminate. Depending on how skinny you want the sleeves, and whether you are likely to wear a jumper underneath, it’s sometimes a good idea to line them in a more slippery lining, whilst keeping the main body in a funky cotton.
Purpley Blue White and Yellow daisy print water resistant proofed 100% cotton
Khaki Green Brown / Red reversible proofed 83% Cotton 17% Polyamide raincoating from Riverside
Navy Blue 55% Cotton 45% Polyester proofed Gaberdine
Indigo denim Quilted 50% Cotton with Navy proofed 50% Polyester Coating
Heavy Olive Green Nylon/Cotton Proofed Moleskin
Black 85% Cotton 15% Polyamide Proofed Ripstop Trousering
Stone Proofed heavy Cotton Poplin
Celadon Green Poly Cotton Proofed Poplin
Lucinda made this fun mac for her mum using big spot print proofed polyamide and lined in brushed cotton.
Fabrics and Notions:
Blue spotty proofed polyamide from Boden
Brushed Cotton (lining)
Bias Tape (detail to cover up where she ripped it then cried)
Stay tape (armholes)
Birdy Buttons (to cheer her up after crying)
We think this coat is all the better for bodged bias decoration.
