PQ 15.5 Wearables
The PQ 15.5 Wearables challenge initially gave me a little pause. I’m not much into the quilted wearables trend, although I enjoy seeing what others create and wear. After giving this challenge a little thought, I knew what I wanted to do.
First up, after cutting a piece of linen in a 5-1/2″ x 19″ strip and backing it with some fusible fleece, I enjoyed an evening of adding some random patches of fabric secured by some simple stitching.
The patches are a few of my favorite things, along with some random pops of color. There was, of course, a cat.
And a patch of my mom’s apron, along with a reminder that I come from a family of makers. .
A random little coffee cup print, because . .. . coffee!! Oh, and I needed to sneak in a little orange . . ..
Well, oops – you can’t see the coffee print in that photo, but you can see the stitches, which I enjoyed stitching! You’ll see the coffee print in a minute!
When the stitching was done, I added a backing, making it just a tad wider so that it made a little binding across the top length of the linen.
The base that I added the linen strip to is a 9″ x 19″ piece of a pair of old jeans. The jeans have a backing fabric attached, but no batting between since the denim has enough weight. I basted those two pieces together, stitching around the edge.
It’s difficult to see in this photo, but I curved the two bottom corners. Once I cut the curves, I did a quick baste of those edges. Then I stitched in the pocket lines, one between the cat and the apron fabric, and one between the apron fabric and the coffee print. I used a very light thread, so it isn’t easy to see in this photo.
Since everything I’ve used to create this little wearable item, I decided to pull out my scraps of binding. I knew I had a bias binding that was left over from the Sew Not a Square PQ challenge last year. I put the binding around the edge, and then used the rest of it to make the ties.
And that’s a wrap – a little wearable apron with pockets for my glasses, and other items. The longer pocket on the right is for my rotary cutter or other larger items. For the backing, I used a fabric which was given to me by my daughter. It works really well with the theme and with that left over binding.
One more view of my PQ 15.5 Wearables project. Thanks Trish and Kim for another fun challenge!
Are you joining in on the challenge this week?
Wendy
Eva's SAHRR Finish
30 Comments
J Mur
OMG, Wendy!! SEW speedy. Functional AND adorable, too!!
Danette
This is very cute and a fun apron – useful too! I am joining the challenge and hope to have mine finished before the link closes.
Tracie
Wendy, this is really cute! I especially like all your hand stitching and the small patches. You had the perfect little patches and fabrics on hand — impressive. I would have a Scottie dog somewhere in my stash.
karenfae
I am not into the wearable quilts at all and most times really dislike the look – just me I’m sure. Fun apron which to me is totally different than a jacket, coat or vest
Kate
Ooh very fun and very cute! Love the way you interpreted the challenge.
Brenda @ Songbird Designs
How fun, Wendy! Love it! I looked at this challenge and while I used to make all my clothes and my daughter’s formals and little outfit for my granddaughter, I am just over it nowadays! LOL Great idea for this challenge.
Barbara J Stanbro
Oh my gosh. That is so cute!!!
Cocoa Quilts
So creative! What a good choice for wearable!! Love all the pieces included!
laura bruno lilly
In the 90s, for several years, I was a member of a wearable art group – no quilts allowed even though many pieces were based upon quilting techniques. I loved it and even made several quality artsy pieces for myself and my eldest daughter. This wearable you made would have sparked a whole new slice of experimentation within that group. Really really cool use of recycled materials (denim of course!) and I suspect the practicality aspect is pure “Wendy”.
🙂 Great challenge offering!
Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
What a brilliant idea! I am going to be putting on my thinking cap today and hopefully I can come up with something I can do to fit the challenge this week. I love that you added a square from your mother’s apron.
TextileRanger
What a great idea! I have made myself some little shoulder bags for toting my phone around the house with me when I am wearing something without large pockets, but I always end up taking the bag off my shoulder and setting it down somewhere. An apron would be a much better solution!
chollasandbox
Love that little apron!! How clever and useful and unique.
Bernie
Clever and it has such a personal touch – all the things that make up Wendy! Really cool idea
texasquiltgal
What a cute, cute wrap/tool belt! It’s quite inspiring. I’ve never thought about using one in the sewing room but boy does it make sense. Love the fabrics you chose as well as the reasons behind them. Nicely done Wendy!
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
That was a great idea for this challenge, Wendy! I love your hand-stitched pieces, especially the one from your mom’s apron. You’ll get a lot of use out of your cute apron!
aquilterstable
Very clever and super cute!!
rmgsummers413a14ca5a
What a great idea. I love the pretty scraps of fabric you used and the hand stitching you added. It’s been fun watching what you’ve made with the challenges this year.
Kathy E.
Such a sweet apron for all your most important gadgets! Useful projects are just the best, especially when you can make them with precious scraps and favorite fussy cuts…oh, then add in some awesome hand stitching!
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
That was a fun challenge and your apron was a great solution to finding something wearable and useful. It looks great 🙂
Eva
Perfect idea! Aprons are something that have an old fashioned tough… bit I think, they will get a big come-back. There will be modern interpretations of them and these ladies know why they were comfortable. Space for: Napkins, if you have a hurt, space for glases or sweets, if a child need a goody, one granny used to wear one bit the fabric was …
Your apron is a perfect tool apron!! Love that you use old jeans because of sustainability of cloth!
Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting
Ohhh, so clever, Wendy!!! Love all your fav patches, too!!!
Danice G
Really cute and sentimental apron. Great fabrics too.
Sandra Healy
This is so cute, Wendy!
Diane Harris
So very fun!
Quilting is in my Blood
So darn clever! I don’t think I’d come up with that idea in a hundred years! I do have an idea for this challenge that I hope to start working on tomorrow.
Vicki in MN
You had your thinking cap on while doing this, cute additions to the apron!
Preeti Harris
Wearable and useful. Win win!!! Love it.
Kathleen McCormick
Fabulous idea, Wendy. I love all the personal touches and the hand stitching is great. So important to be able to find our tools when we are quilting!
Kim Lapacek
I absolutely adore this! All the fun little details you added are just perfect!
Nikki Moshier
That is a wonderful make. Love the embroidery stitches. I might try something similar and turn it into a table runner. You have inspired me!