This is a fun class where you get to express your own creativity as you transform a sweatshirt into a beautiful, wearable quilted jacket. The possibilities are endless. Your jacket will be as unique as you are. Don’t want a jacket? Leave off the sleeves and make a quilted vest instead. Consider starting with orphan blocks, scraps from making face masks or leftover binding strips, or making new blocks just for your jacket. Make it random and scrappy or choose a color scheme you’ve always wanted to explore. Your imagination is your guide. Margaret will guide you and encourage you through all the steps: from how you think about it to the actual making of it. It’s tons of fun and the results are always amazing. The class meets on 5 Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm, starting on July 22, 2025. It meets for 5 classes to make your jacket plus a bonus 6 th get-together for a fashion show on Sept. 30, 2025. So, gather your supplies and come on down for loads of creative fun.

SUPPLY LIST for Create your own Quilted Jacket: 1-Long sleeve fleece sweatshirt that is 1-2 sizes larger than you normally wear. Larger is better. • Select the ideal sweatshirt: a jewel/ crew neckline and set-in sleeves, although raglan sleeves and zipper closures can also work. o It doesn’t matter if there is writing on the front as it will be covered over by your quilt design. o You might or might not care about the sweatshirt color. The inside of sweatshirt can be seen when open or hanging. • Make sure to check the width of sleeves. o You want roomy sleeves so your finished jacket sleeves will have ease in the arms. o Make sure the wrists aren’t tight in the sweatshirt you get. o You want sleeves that are too long for you as you will be discarding the ribbed cuff. 1 pad of graph paper with ¼” square grid pencil Tape measure Seam ripper Small and large fabric scissors Materials/ fabrics: (totaling approximately 3 ½ - 4 yards of fabric) • Focus fabrics: orphan quilt blocks, face mask scraps, leftover binding strips, or other scraps that you want to cue-off of for your jacket. (old linens, doilies, blocks you bought, Molas, etc.) • Supporting fabrics: Pull from stash & bring/ buy fabrics that complement your focus blocks/ materials • If you don’t have orphan blocks, bring some block designs you might want to make for your jacket. They can be pieced, applique or reverse applique, paper-pieced, etc. • This can be a great project to try something new and different (paper-piecing, collage, abstract, collage, applique, reverse applique, miniature piecing, etc.). Box of straight pins Your cell phone for taking pictures is helpful Fabric marking implements, various: white marking pencil, blue/ varied colors washable marking pens, etc. Sewing Machine Spool(s) of thread for quilting Spool(s) of thread for piecing, attaching binding Sewing machine needles: 80/12 needles for piecing, jacket assembly and 90/14 needle for quilting. Sewing Machine feet: Open-toed sewing machine foot strongly recommended for overcast stitching of seams; ¼” sewing machine foot; Free-motion foot optional for quilting. Fusible (depending on your design) Cutting Mat, Rotary cutter, ruler(s) of various sizes helpful –long and small, Iron (Wild Oats has these available for use