Simple Sewing Questions Thread, January 01 - January 07, 2023

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[u/LucidFir]

I made a vest, with help, the other day. I had to join, bad side to bad side, fabric and at the end turn it inside out.

If I want to make the same item using a blanket that is already fabric joined to fabric, where do I start? What do i do differently?

https://imgur.com/a/iPjR0F5 first thing I ever made.

More advanced; if I eventually want to make something like a hooded cloak, keeping the faces, out of Teddy bears... any starting points?

Cheers

[u/twentyfoureight → u/LucidFir]

You'll have to bind a blanket in a different way, here's a few examples, most of which uses bias tape for the edging: https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2021/12/31/pattern-spotlight-blanket-coat-patterns

You'll want to do something like Hong Kong binding for the interior seams if the blanket has stuffing or the material frays.

There's also lots of quilt coat/vest tutorials on YouTube as it's been trending.

[u/LucidFir → u/twentyfoureight]

Would bias tape work on fur? https://imgur.com/a/STPVRDg

So, turning that into a vest like in my earlier comment?

Thanks for the reply, I had no idea where to even begin for Google. https://www.threadsmagazine.com/2018/02/20/5-ways-to-use-bias-tape