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How to sew a quilted vest

With Spring almost here, the weather has been giving us quite the run around. Days of 60’s, then days of 40’s, only to flip flop all over again. And if there is one thing I have learned when it gets like this…it is layers, layers, layers! And let me just say, I am a huge vest person, I love them! The quilted vest was where Sienna’s Spring Collection all began. I started making a couple of vests for my girls, and simply new that my soon-to-be 1 year old niece needed one too!

This vest is machine quilted and fully reversible, which gave me free reign to have fun with some of my favorite bright colorful fabrics I had sitting around…

How to sew a quilted vest.


 

How to sew a quilted vest

Recognize some of the fabrics? Parisville, Riley Blake’s Rainy Days & Mondays, Ty Pennington’s new line, and some Zoo Menagerie by Free Spirit…all fabrics I have had sitting here just waiting for the perfect project to come along :).

Popping them on my daughters gives me such joy, watching them run around in these bright colorful vests! They fit like a dream, and are so well constructed that I know they will last the hand-me-down test.


 

 


 

Click HERE for the quilted vest sewing tutorial.

 


 

Because clearly, a little girl needs a pair of pants to go with her vest…and then maybe a dress, ohhhh what about a skirt?!! You see how this goes…Almost all homemade (jeans are left to the professionals – lol), all for Sienna, and all of it will be shared with you!

Enjoy Spring…

…and happy sewing!

 

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  1. Cindy says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:18 pm

    The vests are adorable! Thanks for sharing the tutorial.:)

    Reply
  2. 2littlehooligans says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    oh my goodness…those are the cutest things i have ever seen! once i start feeling better i will definately be making two of these and some dresses. how great for a little boy too:)

    Reply
  3. Lee Ann says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:11 pm

    Those are too cute!!! great job!

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  4. a H.I.T. says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    We are just waiting for the perfect weather opportunity! And it can’t come soon enough 🙂

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  5. kimberly hoth says

    March 7, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    I like the idea of making one for a little boy! Or MOM! They are fabulous!!

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  6. flygirl07 says

    March 7, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    LOVE!

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  7. elizabeth says

    March 7, 2011 at 4:44 pm

    Love the vests….they are darling!

    Reply
  8. Jessica says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:14 pm

    These are adorable. We just moved to colder climes and NEED layering pieces like this for my toddlers. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Megan says

    March 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Thank you for being so generous with your talents. I’ve been looking all over for a vest pattern that I liked and this is perfect!

    Reply
  10. WhisperingWriter says

    March 7, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    That vest is awesome!

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  11. Beth says

    March 8, 2011 at 11:27 am

    LOVE them!!

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  12. Jennifer says

    March 8, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    These are perfect for the Spring!! Love that you can be so creative with mixing and matching the patterns 🙂

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  13. Anna says

    March 9, 2011 at 6:09 am

    so so cute, they look like the perfect compliment to spring! 🙂

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  14. ~Beth D. says

    March 9, 2011 at 5:01 pm

    I”m in love! this is so great! I am making a boy vest soon!

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  15. Janne says

    March 10, 2011 at 6:12 pm

    These are great!! They’ll look wonderful on my little girls in some of the spring fabrics I’ve got lying around calling my name… 😀

    Reply
  16. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Craft Edition says

    March 10, 2011 at 7:41 pm

    Thanks for linking up to Take-A-Look Tuesday with Sugar Bee Craft Edition – I featured you today! – Mandy, http://www.craftedition.blogspot.com

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  17. AllieMakes! says

    March 11, 2011 at 2:59 am

    Oh My word! Those are STINKING adorable! Love them!
    Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
    AllieMakes.Blogspot.com

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  18. Amanda says

    March 18, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Feature Alert! Feature Alert! This was featured today over at Today’s Top 20! Come Check it out!

    Amanda
    http://www.todaystoptwenty.blogspot.com

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  19. atrendymom says

    April 5, 2011 at 1:46 am

    I absolutely cannot wait to make one (or two) for my daughter and one for me. These vests are my favorite things I have seen on a sewing blog in quite a while. Thanks for sharing! I will make sure you get to see the finished project.

    Becky
    http://bucketofbuttons.blogspot.com

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