I made a Patchwork Corset-Vest!
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Published 2024-03-15
I completely spaced on adding this in the video but shout out to Silverstah! Their patchwork vest project was a huge inspo: www.instagram.com/p/C2qPMIhPYY9/?igsh=MWxnNHZmNTc4…
Looking for fabric sample books of your own to play with and can't find any locally? Etsy and Ebay often have them:
www.etsy.com/search?q=fabric+sample+book
www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=fabric+sample+lot
(try searching for "fabric sample book" or "fabric sample lot"!)
The seam binding tape was from Wawak: www.wawak.com/garment-construction/tapes/binding/s…
The fan-lacing hardware was from here: corsetmaking.com/fan-lacing-slide-5-hole-pair.html
(side quest for the brave: if you happen to know of where to get gold-toned version of these, please let me know).
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All Comments (21)
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Decades ago, I worked at a small sewing distributor (fabric & notions). One morning I saw the boss putting a bunch of fabric sample books in the trash pile. I asked and he said take whatever you can before the truck comes. I made a lot of "patchwork" things and "mended" a frayed lightweight denim shirt--was asked wear I bought it, was soooo proud. I never stopped after that. My sewing space has 3 x more scraps and remnants than actual yardage of any fabric.
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My Grammy had some of those books that were different leathers- we made so many pairs of shoes for my American Girl Samantha doll.
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I love when you take a garment and put a whimsical or nostalgic spin on it like your secret pants. This is such a cute way to continue your mom's craft and blend it with your own. The fan lacing is the coolest touch. So beautiful
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As my great grandma used to say, No one will notice on a galloping horse.😂 The whole outfit, including the back tail, looks great.🥰
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All those scrap hoarders are going to love this project. Now if the will ever get around to making it.
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Not me instantly falling in love with this wrap vest and I want five??? Holy smokes?? Taking notes, taking notes!!!! I can imagine how cool this would look in rainbow or different shades of purples and greens and I'm in love with the concept. I adore the fan lacing it's such a gorgeous detail.
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My dad was in construction, and did a similar thing with his kitchen floor. He used tile samples he’d collected over the years and made a beautiful “patchwork” tile floor. It was truly a piece of art and wholly unique.
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I love your style of wearing the finished piece while explaining your process of making it. I always feel myself antsy during project videos to jump to the end to see the final product but here I can see it the entire time and think Wow how was it made? and enjoy the process of learning every step that went into it.
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Interior designers usually have these books that they get rid of every year. My dad is a painting contractor, so I got a lot of these as a teen from the designers he would work with. They had a lot of leather samples too. I used them for a lot of crafting and small sewing projects. If anyone is interested in doing a project like this, contact local interior designers and ask them to think of you when they want to get rid of their fabric swatches.
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As someone who's had to throw away hundreds of these books, I'm so happy to see this one get the love it deserves. Especially a Robert Allen book.
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I made 30 quilts out of sample books for my daughter’s wedding. Gave them to guests as they left
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i love that patchwork is becoming more and more popular. I've even started seeing it in high-end fashion
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Dawn dishwashing liquid or gain dishwashing liquid will actually help to get that off of the back
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I have promised myself a waistcoat since I sewed waistcoats for my husband and for my son and his wedding party 6 years ago. I have sewn for others, but it is time to sew for me again and your form fitting supportive wrap version has inspired me. Thank you.
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There is a quilt, which might be in the NC Museum of History, made from men's suiting wool samples. The maker's husband owned a general goods store and Sears would send books of samples, so customers could choose what fabric they wanted for their suit, which they would then buy from Sears.
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My aunt used to work at a furniture store and I have SO many samples sitting around that she gave us.....thanks for the idea! Not that I needed more stuff to sew. 😂😂😂
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I used to use those books for all sorts of things. We covered a friend's couch in patchwork we made from it. I made a whole coat once. It is a lot of fun and this project was so unique. I love the way it looks.
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This is SO creative, I love exactly this kind of very personal spin Morgan puts on her more creative projects - that fresh and inspiring mix of historical and punk and feminine and practical
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Patchwork must be in the air, I am contemplating incorporating it in my sewing. That waistcoat suits you so much, from the color to the styling. I liked the way you made the pattern using plastic wrap and tape, that's a great technique.
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So I'm not the only one that goes to these stores and ask for their discontinued sample packs. 😊 I loved using these for various mini projects. I really must get back to using my left over samples.
