Jacket Conversion in an Afternoon

**###KILTEDKIWI###** · 27th January 09, 02:38 PM

Wow, that looked way to easy, might have to get her indoors to have a look at this...

**The Barry** · 21st February 09, 10:15 PM

Wow, you make it look very easy..

I would make it look like a crime scene!

**meinfs** · 21st February 09, 10:18 PM

You Rock! Thanks for the picture tutorial!

**David Dalglish** · 22nd February 09, 02:08 AM

Good job Star-Looking smart Jamie

**Computergeek** · 24th September 09, 08:01 PM

I am getting ready to start a jacket conversion and am wondering for reference how tall is Jamie and what size jacket was used in this conversion and how much material was taken off the bottom? sorry for the terrible syntax. I really appreciate the help.
cheers.
Jeremy

**Paul** · 26th September 09, 12:51 PM

Looks great!
I'd love to do that with some of the jackets I dont wear but I'm not great at sewing!

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 28th September 09, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Computergeek

I am getting ready to start a jacket conversion and am wondering for reference how tall is Jamie and what size jacket was used in this conversion and how much material was taken off the bottom? sorry for the terrible syntax. I really appreciate the help.
cheers.
Jeremy

Jamie is 5 ft 11 inches, the jacket was a size 40. I cut enough off the bottom so it looked good over his kilt (in other words-I just had him put it on, marked it with chalk and chopped it off-sorry, I didn't measure, not even once, despite the old adage of "measure twice, cut once").

I'm not exactly a precise seamstress, just an intermittently prolific one!

Be well,

**Squeaky McMurdo** · 29th September 09, 11:01 AM

And that's just fine Star!

A mark of great talent in something is sometimes the ability to make things up as you go.

Often that leads to a very custom garment.

--Chelsea McMurdo--

**Deil the Yin** · 14th October 09, 05:07 PM

How could he resist? It's got his name written all over it! And not made in China, either. Kudos to that.

Originally Posted by The F-H.C.A.G.

It was on sale, so of course he couldn't resist it.

Check out the liner on this baby!

**The F-H.C.A.G.** · 14th October 09, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Inchessi

I am considering facing my sewingmachinephobia (one word, legitimate, really) and doing this to a goodwill jacket.

The first of what may be a Monty Python sewing skit: I saw that you measured up six inches from the bottom of the jacket. Is this proportional to the over all length, or where the hem should fall to the wearer?

This is where the hem should fall for the wearer. It helps if you have someone else to measure and mark the jacket while you are wearing it over a kilt.

Originally Posted by Deil the Yin

How could he resist? It's got his name written all over it! And not made in China, either. Kudos to that.

Well, it's got my name all over it, anyway (I'm a she!

).

Be well,

Star