Stitch-Along Inspiration: Quilted Garments

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Readers, my Stitch-Along at the STC Craft blog starts this week! This week we're talking about quilting. To get us in the mood, I've been researching quilted vintage garments, and there's a world of inspiration out there.

One of my very favorites is this Anne Fogarty dress as modeled by the lovely Solanah.

For a modern take, there's this Zac Posen dress which has lovely channel-stitched quilting around the neckline.

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And how about the lovely zigzag quilting on this 50s taffeta circle skirt?

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This circle skirt is much more whimsical in its use of stripes, quilting, and trims.

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Of course, one of the most traditional ways to use quilting in a garment is in a house coat, bed jacket, or robe.

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There are so many ways you can use quliting in garments! All over, or just a little accent.

Hope to see you stitching-along this week. For this week's exercise, you'll just need some cotton fabric, thin quilting batting, and embroidery floss.