TAN HOODED COAT

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012

Its a beautiful but WINDY day.

Any attempt to keep my hair in a nice, pulled back pony-tail failed, as the wind just lifts up my layered strands and slaps it to the right and left.

Kind of like a comb over haha.

Its days like this that I reserve the right to pull it back.

Who wants tangled, wind blown, hair?

Not me :)

Although its starting to warm up a tad, the wind is enough to warrant a coat or jacket.

 This is what I worked on this week.

OLD NAVY WOOL COAT-  $7.48 thrifted
BUTTONS-  $1.97 2x (6 in each) Walmart
RIBBONS- $2.00 & $2.97 Walmart

Front/Back

BEFORE

Its REALLY, REALLY, boring but in great condition!

I'd been looking for a nice, hooded coat for a really long time.

None that were the "right" price until this one :)

Its more than my typical purchase price for a thrifted item but well worth it.

I know what you're thinking,

I'm NOT cheap.

NOT even FRUGAL.

I consider myself a wise shopper.

There IS a difference.

God's blessed this family with so much, we always strive to be good stewards.

PLUS the thrill is in the hunt lol

I get WHAT I WANT....in time.

As I say, patience pays :)

Of course, if our kiddo's need something I can't find at a thrift store,
 we don't hesitate to purchase new.

Glad we cleared that up haha

1. I removed all the buttons 1st

2. I then cut a tiny bit on the button openings & restitched (didn't have exact color).

The new buttons were larger and colorful!

 3. New buttons!

Each baggy of buttons had 2 turquoise, 1 avocado green, 2 dark blue & 1 bluish mint.

 I went with blues. Not sure why, maybe cause they resemble peacock colors?

Ya, I'm not surprised either, Peacocks ARE my favorite bird

4. After sewing buttons on, I worked on the sleeve's by removing the "belt" around them & unstitching where they'd been attached.
5. I found 2 ribbons I liked, cut enough length to tuck into sleeve hole and pinned the thinner one onto the wider one. I then sewed. Repeat.
6. I fed ribbon through loops and held ends evenly and underneath with my thumb and finger.
7. I then pulled ends out from underneath, while still holding them and sewed together. Repeat.
I then tucked sewed ends into the small opening where the original belt was, pinned and sewed.

8. I then cut enough ribbon to line the hood and tuck into the unstitched openings I had created at the neck area.

9. Last, I removed the flaps from the bottom pockets and sewed the pocket opening.

I then unstitched the sides of the pockets, sewed the edges of the pocket itself and created myself some side opening pockets.

YAHOOOOO!

AFTER

Someone at church said it looked like a Pocahontas coat haha

What do you think?!

Ok, not of my outfit.

I was so tired on Sunday, I didn't bother taking any photos.

This is Monday's clothes, I was headed out to work at our church's private school.

Its my typical attire,

Jeans and staff shirt.

I thought about taking up the length a few inches but left it as is.

Maybe in the future.

New Hood/Sleeves & pockets

 SIDE

Ya that's it.