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Hmmm!
Hmmm!
Somehow I missed posting this jacket before now!
But here we go!
I had this idea in my head to refashion a denim jacket for over a year. But believe it or not, I couldn't find the perfect denim jacket...because I wanted it to be from a resale store.
Well, I finally found one at Salvation Army for $6.99! And it already had stones on the collar! Oh, the bling! I almost did a happy dance in the store.
Sorry, no "before" pics, but you can see the stones on the collar!
I altered it just a bit, because it was a bit too big and the princess seams were not hitting correctly across my bust.
My alterations were a bit tricky and only done on the front of the jacket...not the side seams as that would have pulled the front seams even farther from my bust.
Then I remembered that I had some "fusible" strips of bling that I'd purchased at the Houston International Quilt Festival in 2018.
I added it above and below the design.
For these photos, I styled it with my well worn, well loved self-drafted cold shoulder hi/low top made with fabric from Vogue Fabrics!
I was a happy camper!
So much so that I took it with me to wear at the Quilt Festival this year!
Then the mishap!
At some point I noticed that the bling was coming off!
Yikes!
What to do?
Well, of course there are sewing machines all over the Festival.
And because we were under the AllBrands booth where the Brother Machines were being demoed and sold, I ran over to a machine and carefully stitched the strips down.
My goal was to stitch them without breaking a needle!
Lol!
Those strips won't be coming off ever again!
I love this jacket, which started with just a bit of bling, but has now been completely transformed. 
It's cold here now, but I can't wait until spring to wear it again!
Have you refashioned or upcycled a denim jacket or pants?
Happy Endless Sewing!
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