{"id":84826,"date":"2026-11-12T10:36:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T15:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=84826"},"modified":"2026-11-12T07:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T12:00:08","slug":"84826","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2026\/11\/84826.html","title":{"rendered":"how to make the Condesa patchwork from the cover image"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello friends!<\/p>\n

We had a question the other day about the patchwork I did for the Condesa Quilted Vest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

The Condesa Vest is intended as an apparel sewing pattern, not a patchwork tutorial. You can use the sewing pattern as a blank canvas for virtually any style of patchwork, embroidery, or other embellishment for your vest, which is why I didn’t include any specific patchwork in the instructions.<\/p>\n

However, if you’d like to create a vest similar to the style I created for the cover of the pattern, here are some basic instructions to guide you.<\/p>\n

I created a series of patchwork blocks by cutting and piecing together 1.5-3″ wide strips of fabric and then trimming them to size to make 6″ squares. Once I had made enough 6″ blocks, I sewed them together and cut one pattern piece. I continued this way until I had cut all the pattern pieces (remember to cut one left side and one right side!), and I used the trimmed fabric from one pattern piece to create the squares for the next pattern piece. It’s very intuitive and playful. There aren’t many rules!<\/p>\n

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

For a similar look to my vest you’ll want two or three base colors that are similar in tone (color family) but slightly different in shade (darkness). I used three shades of navy linen and cotton as my base–dark blue, navy, and chambray. Then you’ll want a different color (the pinky peach in my sample) as your contrast. I included one or two strips of this contrast color in some, but not all, of my blocks usually just 1″ wide so it acted as a small amount of color. This way the vest is predominantly blue with little pops of contrast color.<\/div>\n
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There are lots of free tutorials for improv patchwork that can be found online. If you’re looking for more inspiration or just want a really good patchwork book, I recommend the book Free Form: Quilts and Patchwork by Jessie Cutts<\/a>. I recently bought it and thought it was really inspirational and very well explained. She has a very nice style, and she explains well how to improvise and play with your fabric in a variety of styles.<\/div>\n
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\"Liesl<\/a><\/div>\n
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\"Liesl<\/a><\/div>\n
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But remember: this is just one way to do it! I also posted lots of other ideas, including embroidered tablecloths, printed fabric, applique, etc.<\/a>, and I hope you’ll use these ideas as inspiration to create your very own Condesa Quilted Vest.<\/div>\n
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I hope that helps! My best advice is to simply play and have fun with your fabric.<\/div>\n
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You can pick up your own copy of the Condesa Quilted Vest in printed paper version<\/a> and in digital format<\/a>.\u00a0I hope you\u2019ll tag us #lieslandco and #condesaquiltedvest so I can see (and hopefully share) what you make.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are some basic instructions if you want to try making patchwork similar to what I did for our new Condesa Quilted Vest sewing pattern. I hope you’ll use the pattern as a jumping-off point and play with patchwork to create something entirely your own! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":84828,"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_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687,3],"tags":[21004,20774],"class_list":["post-84826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-tutorials","tag-condesa","tag-patchwork"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s5jZS5-84826","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":84645,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2026\/09\/inspiration-and-fabric-for-the-condesa-quilted-vest.html","url_meta":{"origin":84826,"position":0},"title":"inspiration and fabric for the Condesa Quilted Vest","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"September 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Condesa Quilted Vest is a blank canvas: a simple pattern with endless quilting and patchwork possibilities. 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