**Fair Warning: I’m about to overuse the phrase Bad-Ass! **
Just try to take this lolly away- I so dare you!
This weekend I finished my Upholstery Biker Jacket- then I wore it to see ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ and surprisingly wasn’t struck by lightning. I wasn’t trying to be themey- Lord no- Lisabeth is no floral gal! I am just instant gratification girl and new things must be instantly worn- like a kid on Christmas sweating away in a new snow suit all thru breakfast- because by God it was new!!!!
The pattern was very straightforward- ok, Suede, I’ll give you that round, but I still think you have creepy blue Hitler hair!
A biker mystery has been solved for me- for all the boxiness of the style, you don’t get a lot of width across the back of this jacket. So this is not the jacket for competitive archery activities and I now understand why the guys on Sons of Anarchy have some personal vendetta against sleeves- you really need the boxy armsyces unimpeded for serious bad ass biker moves.
As crazy as it may seem, I think I’ll get alot of use out of this- as soon as I put it on I thought of Lous Reed’s lyrics:
‘Vicious! You hit me with a flower- You do it every hour. Oh, Baby you’re so vicious…’
Mr Reed- will you play this post out for us in honor of my newfound bad-assitude? Thank you.
Pretty Grievances 
looks gorgeous!!!
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one word: awesome.
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Bad-Ass!!
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Pretty frickin awesome… Love the lollypop, and the way your hair matches the flowers. 🙂
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Awesome! You had me laughing at the “personal vendetta against sleeves.” They ARE restrictive.
I’m glad to hear the pattern was straightforward! The upholstery fabric is lovely — how would you describe the weight? I’m considering making this jacket in either denim or a felted wool, but the felted wool is heavy and I’m not sure how easy it would be to put in the pockets or other details.
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Its a pretty light weight material” more drapery i suppose. No heavier than a corduroy.
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Definitely not the wool then. I’m tempted by a local sewing shop that specializes in costume stuff and has the LOUDEST vinyl you’ve ever seen. I’m sure I’d end up throwing it against the wall if I tried to mold it into a jacket, though.
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I hope you get a lot of use out of this because this jacket is awesome. I’d imagine it would be surprisingly versatile. Great job!
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Totally fabulous jacket. I think the reason Lisbeth didn’t wear flowers is probably because she hadn’t seen THAT jacket.
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What gorgeous fabric! And what a great way to keep it from being too upholstery and ‘sweet’!
Steph of 3HoursPast and I were discussing embroidered fabrics that we liked and didn’t find twee (and they can be hard to find) but yours definitely qualifies as most scrumptious and not at all twee!
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You rock! With or without the jacket (but it helps…)
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Yep lovely jacket. Couldn’t agree more.
Emily
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Please make some chaps! This is too freaking awesome.
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My husband would be so thrilled!
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