Posted by: Deanna
Yes, I know that during December you’re supposed to give other people presents, but after Kaitlyn made herself a vest I decided that mine couldn’t wait.
I used pleather for the outside, blue satin for the lining, and if you look closely at the photos you can see the really cool celtic interlock buttons.
It was surprisingly easy to make, especially since Kait was able to walk me through the hard parts. I think the worst setback was when I sewed the side section of the lining onto the opposite side of the piece it was supposed to go on, and ended up having to cut out a new piece of lining. Blue satin is the most unreasonable fabric EVER.
See how happy I am? See the necklace that Mom and Dad gave me? See the half healed wound on my knee that I got when I tried to jump off of a cart that I was riding downhill in the HEB parking lot?
Now I’m a real cowboy. See my invisible gun? In this picture you can see the side seam, which I really happen to love because it makes the whole thing so easy to alter. You see, instead of having to mess around with darts or gathering in the front, the whole back of the vest is one piece. So if I suddenly got a lot thicker or thinner, I could just take the stitches out and add or subtract up to an inch on each side.
And if you look closely at this picture, you can see the wonderful, beautiful, awesome, splendiferous, supercalafrajalisticexpeallidocious, hoop earrings that my darling Aunt Roxy and Uncle Chris gave me.
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Very pretty! I’m really impressed with the vest! Great job!
(hey, I like the title!)
haha, I love it Deanna! (So you btw)
Great job on it, keep at it (being a cowboy I mean, there’s hardly anything better!)
-Bethie Engstrom (from WA, we’ve met at my house once, When your mom and you can up for a camera thingy. You helped bottle feed my goats) (< random huh?)
Wow, that’s so neat Deanna. I wish I could sew, my mom never had the patience to learn from her mother, and my grandmother passed away before I was old enough to want to learn
I love that vest with the shirt. Looking at your skirt reminds me that I need a new jean skirt. I ripped the side seam half way up my leg and when I mended it the skirt is quite snug, did you make your skirt?
Deanna, you’re a great writer. Your writing style is super engaging and your way of putting words together flows really well! I enjoy reading your posts.
The vest is sweet…..my Samantha would love to have a vest to go with your Scottish skirt and blouse that she made.
And the earrings? Sweet as well!
Deanna, you’re just too cool!
You make a great cowboy! err… you’re actually a cowgirl tho!
LOVE the earrings and the necklace and you did a fantastic job on the vest!
too funny! the post not the vest. loved the vest though!
Wow, impressive!
I think I would call that style “Classy Country”. You’re a beautiful gal, and very talented.
I love that vest!
The vest is pretty!
I love that blue too!
Just one problem………..I don’t see the gun!
Savannah,
No, I didn’t make the skirt. I got it at a thrift shop.
Margaret, and Sadie,
Thanks!
Sadie, are you sure? I can see it right there all invisible and everything.
Deanna you are as gorgeous as your mother.
Great job on the vest! What pattern did you use? My daughter would love to make one like it.