Jean jacket refashion

I think my riot of color out back this summer has inspired many a floral project. I really would like the back of the coat look like my flower bed, overgrown and beautiful! 

 I learned to couch a thread that is too thick to sew through the fabric. So using that to add morning glory to my  coat.

Wish I would have known that before I spent hours on that peace mandala for the back of the coat in the beginning. The whole idea was to utilize that thread but I really didn't like the mandala for this project. If you follow you have seen so many changes to the design. I have about ten coats in mind so hard to stay with a theme.

jean jacket refashion

 Did some more work on the jean jacket. I still don't think I am going to use the peace sign on the back. It seems huge.

jean jacket refashion

Trying to decide if I want to use the peace sign on the coat.

 Spent hours making this shabby chic flower and not even sure I like it.

Lucy is invisible

 You can hardly see Lucy when she is laying on the rug. Perfect match.

 I can't decide if I even like the peace sign on my jacket. Looks cuter on Riki.

Peace mandala

 My wrist has healed enough that I have been working on the mandala again. Isn't it pretty? Really had visions of wearing my new jean jacket to the Willie Nelson concert at Starlight Theatre last night. The coat wasn't finished and it was 105 degrees outside. Got to see Dwight perform before they cancelled Willie. A bad storm rolled in so the weather cut the party short.

 Riki and Lucy got a few toys back today and actually played really nice together! Will be glad when they start sharing that bed.

Trying to decide which ribbon to use behind the green row. Decided to leave it.

Peace mandala

 Started working on the peace mandala. You would think I had never picked up a needle. Slow start, I only had a tiny bit of the shiny pink and wish I would have waited to use it until I was a little further along. When my friend suggested I use the peace sign idea with the lace it helped me over the hurdle. Wanted to use both but thought it was two different coat ideas. Thank you Susan.

 I was really trying to get to bed the other night when this gal insisted on popping in. I just love my Edgar Cayce doodles. :) You have to be really old to catch that joke.