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| 1. Choose an old shirt pattern. Size does not matter, as your are only going to use this as a guideline. |
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| Lay your shirt pattern with shoulder seams together and draw a line as shown in red in picture. I made the front pieces about 7 inches wide and cut it off right at the waistline. |
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| If you want to save the original pattern, trace the new pattern on tissue paper. |
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| You will need a little over half a yard of each fabric. |
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| I sandwiched my fabric with lightweight batting and practiced my FMQ by trying to outline the design on the printed fabric. |
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| Cut your vest out according to your pattern and sew a 1/4 inch seam at the back neck. |
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| I pressed the seam open then sewed a strip of fabic over it to creat a finished seam. |
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| Decide how many and what size pockets you want and cut them out from left over quilted fabric. I bound the edges of my pockets just like a little quilt. |
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| Apply your pockets then bind the outer edge of your vest. I added a couple of ties to help keep it in place. The pincushion is just a stuffed yo-yo stitched to a gathered ruffle. I also added a loop to hang glasses on and a loop to hang it on a hook when I'm finished for the day! |
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| This is what it looks like when laid out flat on design wall. |
