tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post2240704323763669542..comments2024-03-26T11:53:02.559-04:00Comments on Coco's Loft: Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket - having some fun...Cocohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-50874326502964556252016-11-06T12:46:59.020-05:002016-11-06T12:46:59.020-05:00Thanks, Sue. I bet it looks great on you! I'm ...Thanks, Sue. I bet it looks great on you! I'm going over to see if you posted it :-)Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-42918242451198210102016-11-05T23:25:14.949-04:002016-11-05T23:25:14.949-04:00Is this darling or what? I love it! I made one o...Is this darling or what? I love it! I made one of these last spring and will have to create another one after seeing how cute yours turned out! Sue Parrotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623999696930124052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-84398841714206432282016-11-05T18:04:28.393-04:002016-11-05T18:04:28.393-04:00Absolutely! and I think with more relaxed body. It...Absolutely! and I think with more relaxed body. It's one width from the armscye to the hem - kind of like a tube. Which is kind of how it felt!Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-62071860929860288422016-11-05T18:03:15.695-04:002016-11-05T18:03:15.695-04:00Thanks so much, Janie!Thanks so much, Janie!Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-40355773547111063572016-11-05T18:02:54.276-04:002016-11-05T18:02:54.276-04:00Thanks so much, Martha. It's funny how past ex...Thanks so much, Martha. It's funny how past experience impacts us - it definitely reminds me of those work years!Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-3629798375133987382016-11-05T18:01:57.489-04:002016-11-05T18:01:57.489-04:00It would be cute in corduroy.....It would be cute in corduroy.....Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-43793763419593491342016-11-05T18:01:56.516-04:002016-11-05T18:01:56.516-04:00Thanks, Elizabeth. I enjoy sewing so much, and the...Thanks, Elizabeth. I enjoy sewing so much, and the details are my favorite part :-)Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-51718227347782470232016-11-05T18:01:23.452-04:002016-11-05T18:01:23.452-04:00Thanks, Pao. I like the inside almost more than th...Thanks, Pao. I like the inside almost more than the outside! and I really like the black/gold print. Honestly, the jacket is currently morphing into something else - but I'll use as much of it as I can. Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-72650297752574722402016-11-05T18:00:01.386-04:002016-11-05T18:00:01.386-04:00thanks so much, Carolyn! And I totally understand ...thanks so much, Carolyn! And I totally understand buying the pre-quilted fabric. Some of it is lovely.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-37362016008569275752016-11-05T17:59:05.628-04:002016-11-05T17:59:05.628-04:00Thanks, Ruth. I think it be be really interesting ...Thanks, Ruth. I think it be be really interesting in a pieced shell, nice clean lines for play.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-45587588163301028542016-11-05T17:58:11.018-04:002016-11-05T17:58:11.018-04:00Thank you, Theresa. It's definitely too warm f...Thank you, Theresa. It's definitely too warm for here, but it was an interesting project. I enjoy Grainline's drafting so much, it's often just worth the price of the pattern to get at the elements for use somewhere else.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-39013184650245906832016-11-05T17:56:56.221-04:002016-11-05T17:56:56.221-04:00thank you, Jane. Well, it's already on its way...thank you, Jane. Well, it's already on its way to being recycled :-) the binding is mostly off. I get weird with projects I don't like, they bug me if I let them hang around!Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-6564578051938726162016-11-05T17:55:33.322-04:002016-11-05T17:55:33.322-04:00thank you, Irene, and I thought of flannel. I thin...thank you, Irene, and I thought of flannel. I think it would at least be less warm :-) If I were to make it again, I don't think I'd use any kind of 'batting' - all the versions I have seen are a little stiff looking. Another alternative would be lighter fabrics, like the synthetics that are used in quilted parkas. Again, not for me, but might be interesting in a cooler clime.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784505178222083364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-58428883293936299652016-11-05T08:19:55.657-04:002016-11-05T08:19:55.657-04:00Oh, this is a lovely jacket! Wonderful ideas for ...Oh, this is a lovely jacket! Wonderful ideas for future uses of this pattern. What if you used something else for the batting layer - say cotton flannel(?) - that would give you a drapier look? Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-45327036662757246852016-11-05T08:10:49.344-04:002016-11-05T08:10:49.344-04:00Put it on and take a picture. I'll bet it look...Put it on and take a picture. I'll bet it looks super!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495259462910836582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-17463487491253181532016-11-05T07:38:22.186-04:002016-11-05T07:38:22.186-04:00I've looked at this jacket too, but honestly, ...I've looked at this jacket too, but honestly, as fluffy as I am the last thing I need is a layer of quilted fabric over me! I love the shape though and could see this as a top or interlined as a light and maybe a bit longer jacket. Nice make Coco.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-28984061642623013282016-11-05T03:55:31.261-04:002016-11-05T03:55:31.261-04:00I think piecing adds so much to your jacket - it m...I think piecing adds so much to your jacket - it makes it interesting and shows off your quilting.<br />Nicely done.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05952741349142417423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-82430114364622620752016-11-04T23:19:31.665-04:002016-11-04T23:19:31.665-04:00This is so pretty and I love how you pieced the fa...This is so pretty and I love how you pieced the fabric! I cheated when I made mine and used prequilted fabric. You are going to love wearing this jacket cause I love mine!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-85265374186342636972016-11-04T20:00:52.859-04:002016-11-04T20:00:52.859-04:00Your jacket turned out lovely, and I'm looking...Your jacket turned out lovely, and I'm looking forward to seeing your next versions. Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319803941538927792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-34325438073028729122016-11-04T19:15:07.402-04:002016-11-04T19:15:07.402-04:00Ah, but, this is so pretty, Coco! And I'll bet...Ah, but, this is so pretty, Coco! And I'll bet you look lovely and not-a-bit structured in it. I have been watching the posts on this pattern too, thinking, nah, not my style, but now...I may have to give it go. Thanks for the detailed post.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09815988914005580044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-34925876726561446642016-11-04T16:53:12.735-04:002016-11-04T16:53:12.735-04:00I like the jacket and your sewing is perfect. I like the jacket and your sewing is perfect. elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11892410221459163985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217930603555334551.post-55334958957281505862016-11-04T15:25:37.837-04:002016-11-04T15:25:37.837-04:00The fabric is so very striking. I don't think...The fabric is so very striking. I don't think it looks at all like a suit jacket, so I do hope you get to wear it often. But then again, it's probably too warm for much action in Florida. I luv the idea that you pieced it as needed. And all your alternative ideas sound enticing. Let's see what you do next.paohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642040846510090078noreply@blogger.com