My Minerva Crafts sponsored make for February is this luxurious faux fur gilet. If you want to read the full article, things have changed slightly and you need to click on the link below which will take you directly to it on the Bloggers Network: –
https://www.minervacrafts.com/blogger-network/post/faux-fur-gilet
Let me know if it works and don’t forget to come back here and tell me what you think of it:)
(By the way – WordPress has just informed me that this is my 200th post!)
February 17, 2016 at 11:16 am
Lovely, just the thing for the weather we’re having lately and congrats for reaching a milestone post too.
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February 17, 2016 at 11:27 am
Thanks, 200 posts seem quite a lot – I don’t know how I’ve managed that!
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February 17, 2016 at 11:42 am
Some great photos of you over there on the network. It looks lovely and cosy – a bit like wrapping yourself in kittens only not as bitey and scratchy 😉 (That vision only came to me as I am regularly wrapped in kittens these days – I can’t get on with my knitting!)
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February 17, 2016 at 2:17 pm
I like the thought of being wrapped in kittens, minus the claws and teeth obviously!
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February 17, 2016 at 12:24 pm
Really looks cosy. Well done and also on your blogging. Hope I am making more when I get to 200 K xXx
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February 17, 2016 at 2:46 pm
Thank you on both counts! 200 posts doesn’t seem possible in less than two years, but I must have kept to my goal of two posts each week. Sunday Sevens definitely helped:)
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February 17, 2016 at 12:27 pm
Wow! Congrats on 200 posts. Clicking the link….
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February 17, 2016 at 2:47 pm
Thanks – how many posts are you up to?
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February 17, 2016 at 3:26 pm
2!!!! Thimberlina shamed me after the Yorkshire Spoolettes meet up so I am a bit new and basic to all this. You give me something to aim for. Thank you K xXx
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February 17, 2016 at 3:32 pm
Oh, I didn’t realise you were that new to blogging! I’m following you now:)
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February 17, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Thank you (blushing every so much) xXx
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February 17, 2016 at 12:58 pm
LOVE your gilet! That faux fur looks so thick! When I was growing up these used be called ‘body warmers’ or was that just in my uncool family?
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February 17, 2016 at 2:44 pm
No, we called them bodywarmers too, but ‘gilet’ seems to be used more nowadays. Whatever you want to call it – it’s nice and cosy!
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February 17, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Gorgeous! What a lovely make – so wearable but very glamorous too!
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February 17, 2016 at 2:49 pm
It’s definitely smarter than my others which are worn mainly for dog walking and on dress down days!
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February 17, 2016 at 3:02 pm
Looks soooo cosy! I bet it’s really light to wear too. I once sewed with fur – it was all over the house, but worth it! 🙂
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February 18, 2016 at 10:01 am
It’s not that light as it’s very thick fabric, but definitely cosy! I was pretty strict with myself about containing the fur fallout and pulled the loose bits from the seams as I went along, so it could have been much worse.
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February 17, 2016 at 4:35 pm
Looking at this enviously as I’m waiting for the heating to come on… Lovely!
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February 18, 2016 at 10:03 am
You can’t get away with wearing a fur coat every day (I would if I could!) but you can a fur gilet!
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February 17, 2016 at 7:25 pm
This looks so cosy! Great work!
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February 18, 2016 at 10:03 am
Thanks, it is definitely cosy!
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February 17, 2016 at 7:32 pm
I was really impressed by how much skill went into making this gilet Sheila – and the furry mess left behind must have been quite a lot too. I’m not a fan of fur faux or otherwise, but it does look really nice on you! Congrats on 200 posts .
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February 18, 2016 at 10:07 am
Thanks Pauline, fur isn’t for everyone but I love it! It was quite simple once I took the side front and side back seams out of the equation – you have to keep the shape basic when working with faux fur.
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February 17, 2016 at 10:33 pm
You have the knack of making everything you do look so easy 😉 a really cosy, stylish ‘gilet’- the lining is beautiful! 200 post is quite an achievement in two years…looking forward to the next 200+ 🙂
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February 18, 2016 at 10:09 am
Thanks Caren, compared to a ball gown everything else is easy! The gilet is a welcome addition to my wardrobe, especially at this time of year. It means I can wear fur every day if I like, and not be OTT!
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February 18, 2016 at 9:08 pm
LOL! You even made the ball gown look easy!!.. though heavens knows I could never attempt such an endeavour. I’m sure your new wardrobe addition will see many a happy outing 😉
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February 18, 2016 at 6:26 am
Wow! 200! Congratulations! You fur vest is very classy.
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February 18, 2016 at 3:25 pm
Why, thank you very much, I can live with ‘classy’!
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February 18, 2016 at 8:34 am
Congrats, well done. 200 posts. Time goes fast.
Love the gilet. It looks so cosy and warm, and the lining makes it look really luxurious and expensive. 🙂
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February 18, 2016 at 3:27 pm
Thank you, although I don’t know how I’ve managed to find the time to squeeze in that many posts!
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February 19, 2016 at 7:16 am
🙂 It’s amazing when you are doing something you like, it just seems to happen by itself sometime.
Have a great weekend. 🙂
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February 18, 2016 at 9:51 am
Wow 200 posts, that’s really impressive! Your gilet is lovely, it looks super warm and cozy and I really like the lining pattern too 🙂
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February 18, 2016 at 3:29 pm
Thanks, I wouldn’t have known it was 200 unless WordPress told me! Thanks for your your kind comments about the gilet, too, I think I’ll get lots of wear out of it.
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February 18, 2016 at 11:33 am
You did such a nice job on that and it looks so warm. So…across the pond we’d call it a fur vest – which is pretty much anything like a coat without sleeves. Uncouth I know! I’ve never even heard the term “gilet”. Can you write it out phonetically so I can see how it sounds? Did you consider clips vs. pins to hold everything together (like Clover Wonder Clips) and if so, why did you opt for pins? Obviously they worked fine but I’d heard to use clips on thick fabrics like fur. Did you use a special sewing foot? I have so many questions because I was supposed to sew hubs a Santa Suit last Christmas but opted out and purchased one for him because the faux fur sent me running scared. Love the lining!
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February 18, 2016 at 3:35 pm
Thanks Becky, a gilet is pronounced “zheelay” – kind of like a soft ‘j’, as in the French ‘bonjour’. A vest in the UK is a sleeveless undergarment. I suppose clips and a walking foot would have been useful, but I didn’t have any problems with a normal foot and pins! Quite frankly, I’m too lazy to keep changing the foot unless I have to and the pin thing is just forty years of habit – I don’t even own any clips:)
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February 19, 2016 at 3:04 am
Ok, I’d of NEVER figured out that pronunciation! Thank you! I learned something today.😃
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February 19, 2016 at 9:27 am
Congratulations on your 200th post! A great project for it too. Your new gilet looks so cosy. Great fabric combinations!
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February 19, 2016 at 1:45 pm
Thank you – I love putting a surprising lining inside and you’d be amazed at how much a lining is actually noticed!
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February 19, 2016 at 1:00 pm
Congrats on your 200 posts! your gilet looks great but the link didn’t work for me.
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February 19, 2016 at 1:48 pm
Thanks Sharon. Sorry that the link doesn’t work for you – it works when I click on it so, if you’re interested, maybe try again later?
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February 21, 2016 at 8:06 am
Beautiful. Looks very snuggly too and perfect for the chilly snap we have fallen into. Link works for me.
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February 21, 2016 at 9:02 am
Thanks Bekki – is it a bit too posh for gardening today though?!
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February 21, 2016 at 9:14 am
Ha ha! Yes, no gardening in it.
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March 6, 2016 at 1:30 pm
This really suits you, Sheila! I love the pockets.
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March 10, 2016 at 9:27 am
Thanks Beth!
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