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One more Redwood Vest

Posted by Sarah Sherwood on Apr 29, 2020

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I made one more Redwood Vest, and I changed up the pockets.

I grabbed the pocket pieces from my Bella Dress pattern. I embroidered them and stuck them on the outside of the front pieces of the vest. I REALLY like the pockets this way. The dragons are from Urban Threads.

The other change I made was to use fold over elastic for ALL of the binding even when the pattern says not to do it :) I like the bindings either way. I think the FOE was a little more difficult, but not too big of a deal.

Let's Finish Up Our Redwood Vests!

Posted by Sarah Sherwood on Apr 16, 2020

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Welcome back everyone! Let's finish up today.

Cut your arm hole binding according to the chart on the pattern.

Sew the short ends together.

Fold in half wrong sides together. Zig Zag the raw edges together.

Redwood Sew-a-Long Day 4!

Posted by Sarah Sherwood on Apr 11, 2020

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Redwood Vest Sew-Long Day 4 - Zipper Shield and Front Zipper

When I last left you, we finished putting the collar and collar binding on. Today we are going to install the front zipper. This is the part I always get nervous about. However, on each of the vests I’ve made it has turned out fine. I think I hear the word zipper and get nervous.

Take note: During this part of the pattern. The seam allowance changes.

Redwood Sew-a-Long Day 3!

Posted by Sarah Sherwood on Apr 6, 2020

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Color Blocked Yoke

First off, I cut my lining quite a bit larger than the pattern piece. This is because the first time I made this vest, my lining didn’t match up due to stretch and wonkiness.

Redwood Sew-a-Long - Hand Pockets!

Posted by Sarah Sherwood on Apr 3, 2020

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Day 2 Redwood Vest Sew-a-long

Today we’re going to work through the hand pockets.

Since I last checked in, you found your size, decided on which version to make (color blocked or no), and decided on which pockets you want to add. Now cut your pieces. I elected not to cut my bindings yet. I will cut the bindings as I need them.