{"id":76745,"date":"2021-03-15T07:32:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-15T11:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=76745"},"modified":"2021-03-14T21:53:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T01:53:24","slug":"aimees-quilted-woodland-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/03\/aimees-quilted-woodland-cape.html","title":{"rendered":"aimee’s quilted woodland cape"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve all had a garment that didn’t turn out as we had hoped, and that maybe never got worn. Today, Aimee from the Advisors Circle\u00a0is sharing just such a tale. But her story has a triumphant ending. Read on to see how she took her Woodland Stroll Cape<\/a> from uninspiring to unforgettable.<\/i><\/p>\n

Once upon a time there was a beautiful piece of velour fabric designed by the lovely\u00a0Anna Maria Horner. I purchased an extravagant amount of yardage of this velour and there it sat,\u00a0just waiting for the perfect pattern.<\/p>\n

When the Woodland Stroll Cape<\/a> pattern came out I was\u00a0overjoyed and I finally captured the courage to cut into this lovely velour and make a cape.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, I made a frugal, hasty decision not to purchase any lining fabric and use what I
\nhad in my stash. I grabbed a couple different \u201ccoordinating\u201d fabrics and got to work.<\/p>\n

The cape\u00a0came together quickly, I chose some beautiful mother of pearl buttons from my stash and then\u00a0promptly never wore the cape. I buried it under a bunch of other unfinished\/unworn projects and\u00a0moved on. I couldn\u2019t dare donate or get rid of the cape merely because of the amazing velour that\u00a0I had cut into for this project, but there was something about it that wasn\u2019t just right either.<\/p>\n

\"DIY<\/a><\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2020 and I kept seeing all these amazing quilted coats. While scrolling\u00a0through my phone one day I remembered this cape just languishing in the bottom of a box and\u00a0thought that it was about time to give this pattern another try. This time a quilted version.<\/p>\n

I took the cape completely apart having to toss the one side with the buttonholes.\u00a0Fortunately, I had plenty of yardage left to recut that one side. I purchased some flannel for the\u00a0quilting and invested in some lovely cotton voile for the lining.<\/p>\n

For each section of the cape, I pin-basted the velour and flannel and stitched a diagonal\u00a0grid (roughly 1″ diamonds) all over. After I had all the sections quilted, I trimmed the\u00a0flannel down and proceeded with the pattern instructions. This cape really does come together\u00a0quickly and the voile works pretty well as a lining. It didn\u2019t shift much when I was stitching\u00a0which is always a plus, but it does pull when you put it on.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not a huge fan of sewing with\u00a0actual polyester lining or silk, so I am fine with the lining \u201csticking\u201d a little when you put it on.\u00a0I didn\u2019t want to do buttons all the way down the front so I was left with a quandary. I\u00a0researched some different clasps on line and even considered making my own leather toggle, but\u00a0there was this one vintage floral button I had in my stash that I really wanted to utilize. My son\u00a0was the brilliant one that suggested using some cording or such to make my own \u201ctoggle\u201d out of\u00a0the buttons I had already pulled out to use.<\/p>\n

\"Sew<\/a><\/p>\n

I stitched the large button at the top and then used some braided cotton cording I had\u00a0leftover from some drawstring bags for the loop. I stitched the edges of the cording down with\u00a0my machine and then stitched down a button over the edges. For the sides I didn\u2019t want to do\u00a0buttonholes, so I opted to stitch a few tacking stitches with my machine and then sewed down\u00a0some buttons on top to hide the stitches.
\n<\/a> \"DIY<\/a>
\n<\/a>Overall I am really pleased with how this cape turned out. This time it found it\u2019s rightful\u00a0place hanging in my closet instead of buried under a bunch of UFOs. This really is a simple pattern that turns out beautifully and I think it lends itself really well to a quilted version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve all sewn something that didn’t turn out the way we had hoped. Aimee didn’t let that get her down, and persevered to wind up with a garment she’s really proud of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":76750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20783,79],"class_list":["post-76745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-advisors-circle","tag-woodland-stroll"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aimee-hero.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-jXP","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":51885,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/12\/sew-tell-rachels-woodland-stroll-cape.html","url_meta":{"origin":76745,"position":0},"title":"sew + tell: rachel\u2019s woodland stroll cape","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"December 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of the Sew + Tell series, Rachel is sharing what she made using the Liesl + Co. 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