Here are some (not very good) photos of me wearing it! I'll have to get some better ones at my parents house later, because there is absolutely no good space to take photos in my apartment.
I don't have any other 1830's things to go with it, and don't currently have plans to make any. I just wanted this dressing gown specifically.
Anyways! There are 6,957 triangles, all sewn together by machine, but most of the actual garment construction is by hand. The unevenness from all the patchwork seam allowances made it very fussy, and the tailoring took at least twice as long as it would have in a normal fabric. The velvet was also a challenge, being the soft drapey wobbly kind, but I managed.
I accidentally made my triangles a bit smaller than the ones on the original (C. 1835, Powerhouse Museum collection.) which means there are more triangles than there had to be, but that's ok. I really enjoyed doing the patchwork, it's the most wonderfully soothing brainless task ever and I will definitely make more patchwork things.
I'm very happy with how it turned out! It's comfortable and fits pretty well, and is warm but not excessively so.
I kept timesheets for everything, and I haven't added them up yet, but once I do I'll know exactly how long all of this took.
I also filmed it, but the youtube video won't be out for quite a while, because I still have to write and record some more stuff and then edit a very very very very large amount of clips.
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This was the first heart I did in this pattern. I loved it so much I made two more.
This was made with a layer cake, two different accents, and some border fabric.
It’s laid out on a queen, but it’s terribly short all the way around. A twin or double would be better.
I really love how dramatic the black around the center heart looks.
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Crochet for grandma
Pattern: In Treble Afghan- Yulie Jaeger / Ravelry
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all 36 flower blocks for my english paper piecing quilt :)
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trans-colored patchwork beetle plushie 🏳️⚧️ by friskwolfiecustoms on ig
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A small beginning on squaring up the big blue star hexie quilt. It is nice to get back to some hand stitching.
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