Sunday 23 May 2010

Inspired by Flower Power week

I so enjoyed making lots of the flowers for Craftwork Card special Flower Power ideas week - it got me thinking.

Some of you will have seen my denim jacket that I had decorated with ribbons, brads, little frames, flowers etc.  Well I thought it was time for a change, so off with all that and I created this

I made myself a template of the petals, working with the Perfect Petal 1 template and making them slightly larger.  I cut out all the flowers and pinned them in place.

I then stitched them in place first, just using straight stitch
 Then I went around and zig zagged around all the petals.
To finish I added a button to the centre
I sprinkled a few buttons here and there around the flowers and have changed the buttons on the front of the jacket to be all different pinks, browns and pearl.

I love it and no one else with have a jackt just like this!  What do you think?
Where you inspired by all those flowers, I would love to see anything you have made.

4 comments:

sparklygirl-Tina said...

Gosh how clever are you! Love your "altered jacket" - how cool.

Tina
X

Alexandra Lundgren said...

I LOVE this! Might just need to make one for myself! What a fabulous idea!!!

Julie said...

Alex - go for it its so easy! And so great to have something that no one else has.
Jx

Kay Carley said...

Great jacket Julie!!

When you tire of it I'll have it!!

Kay x