Sunday Bookmarks: DIY Quilted Jacket With Pattern

Happy Sunday, Steemians!

Today's bookmark is a shout out to all the fiber/fibre enthusiasts that I know are out there.

More and more, I am aware of our clothes. What lasts? What comes apart right away? How much did we pay for that? What is that made out of? In a world of $5 t-shirts, it is easy to get caught up in seasonal buying (and chucking out.) Yet the clothes that reward me with years of pleasing, reliable wear are almost always something for which I've paid just a bit more than I'd like.

When something does wear out, I try to find things to do with it, even if its just adding it to the rag bag. Say that three times fast.

So I was pretty excited when I found this Instructables tutorial for turning a quilt into a quilted jacket. I'd love to see it done with an antique cotton quilt. Preferably with one of my antique cotton quilts that aren't good enough to use on the bed anymore but might make an interesting jacket.

Would it be too heavy? Fibre geeks want to know.

So here it is:

Bookmark 5: http://www.instructables.com/id/Quilted-Jacket-with-Pattern/

Please, please someone make this and show us pictures! For now, I'm just going to keep it bookmarked and dream of the day I actually make it.

Here's a little bonus for anyone interested in learning more about conscious clothing decisions:
Fig Leaves Are Out. What to Wear to Be Kind to the Planet?

If you're still reading, here's the free cutting board to go with your Ginsu knives:
Friday Fibers Roundup