Bog coats

This project inspiration has come from the simple construction of a sewing project I stumbled across. Link #1 | Link #2 | I started this project by adding my highest slot count cylinder to my Chambord AccuKnitter CSM - this is a 120 needle count cylinder (you certainly could use any

I made this unlined jacket using instructions in an article entitled "The Bog Coat- One Seam Sophistication". It's super-easy. I used a very good quality tweed wool, which featured a very...

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting a program on the Bog Coat to the wearables group of the Kingwood Area Quilt Guild. This was inspired by my experience with making this coat: Below are my notes on making a bog coat including references that include a set of instructions from the 2003 Bog Coat challenge done by the Houston Quilt Guild wearables group . THE BOG COAT A bog coat is a garment constructed out of a rectangle of fabric with the only waste being the opening for your neck…

If you are new to these musings you may not realize it but I am addicted to the Bog Coat. For a 4,000 year old design, I am continually finding new fabrics for this ultra-simple pattern. My adventures began two years ago and that revelation and the pattern can be found here. Most recently I found a lovely Madras type print that is shot thorugh with random metallic threads. I found it on the sale shelf at Time Treasured Quilts locally a couple of months ago and recently figured out what to do…

As I mentioned last week, Cristobal Balenciaga was famous for his unconventional pattern making. He avoided side-seams and sought to find ways to let fabrics drape and fall around a body regardles…

The Bog Coat: My new obsession. Lately I’ve been wanting to make clothing very fast with minimal fussing. I found a flat of a bog coat and haven’t a lull of ideas since, I feel so incre…

Learn to transform a vintage blanket into a tailored coat - BEGINNER FRIENDLY! A step by step detailed tutorial with sewing pattern. Taking you from blanket ...