Post #3461923
2026-06-19 22:27 UTC
Doing a bit of selfish sewing and picking back up a project that has been languishing for a while. This (will be) a quilted chore coat made from stash linen, batting, and an old flannel sheet. The exciting bit is that the thread I’m using for quilting is retro-reflective, meaning that I get some lovely transient glimmering stars in direct light. I’m trying to be intentionally a little bit chaotic (it’s hard ok) and not overthinking positioning and spacing.
#sewing #handmade #quilting #starGazerChoreCoat
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@swachter@toot.boston 2026-06-24 17:04
One of the things I like to do to insert some randomness into my sewing is to use small tokens or coins to determine placements. In this case I sprinkled sewing clips over the pre-drawn radial lines, made some manual adjustments, and then marked the clip positioning to turn them into stars. I then stitched around the edges to minimize fraying and tossed all the pieces in the washer and dryer to shrink and wrinkle. A bit of pressing afterwards flattens them back out but still gives it a homey rumpled look. I’m *delighted* by how the thread is looking. Hell yes. #sewing #handmade #StarGazerChoreCoat #hiViz #fashion #quilting