Rainbow Quilted Nova Jacket
- October 27, 2023
![Me standing against a mural in my quilted rainbow coat smiling](http://images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/1q1R0fTJFvGtfWjoessIWy/6e77df692e3b2edb4052c97851765235/2.png)
I am in LOVE with this new coat that I made! This is the second real big quilting project that I've ever made, and I went ahead and designed my own quilt pattern for it. I finished it on October 22, 2023. I used the Nova Coat / Jacket pattern, but modified it slightly. I didn't use a lining, opting instead to use a Hong Kong seam to cover up the seams inside of the jacket.
I found this gorgeous pack of fat quarters from The Workroom and just knew I had to make something from it.
![Pile](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/5QjbGdY2yH1bpj4KF1QRqL/bc0a7c7f2995bc802dd6c72cbfbaaf7f/5.png)
I knew that I wanted to make the Nova Jacket, so I took to photoshop and made this little mockup of my plans.
![Photoshop](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/3EXVpMm8AbQ1BOkfUwoCmK/1bc13307adf3c545e7223077f5b90c66/Screenshot_2023-09-21_at_6.43.23_PM.png)
I ended up modifying my pattern a bit to change the angle of the muted rainbow stripe, but otherwise I was really happy with this direction. I then went ahead and did some strip piecing of the colourful fabric, which meant that I didn't sew together dozens of tiny little diamonds, instead I sewed strips of fabric together and then cut them into diamonds afterwards.
![Uncut](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/43LRUyZpyDWRWDfDxHKp0F/07a4b32b0588e894530f19defb98d8cb/PXL_20231004_230000931.jpg)
![Cut](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/4dFseh8DbM1wabyBpt4V1n/4895cfd3d44494b14f58652d1f0953d3/PXL_20231004_225940101.MP.jpg)
![Patchwork](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/2dx0IDdcGYPA0taVCILpHQ/6484f822cfa16188d7878ea2e64d1ea2/4.png)
Once that was done, I went ahead and made 7 little quilts (2 for the arms, 4 for the front, and 1 for the back). I modified the pattern to only have one pattern piece for the back instead of 3. Then I sewed them all together, and binded the seams inside.
![Inside](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/1wZvr5i48ilvikFnyA8Z1J/f9cb9f44012bf03952b037cdf2e90b4f/PXL_20231028_030208513.jpg)
As the pattern calls for a lining, there is some fabric that folds over to meet the lining in the middle. Instead of attaching this to lining, I ironed things flat and hand-stitched it to the inside of the coat.
![Closeup](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/537S21cdCNDTblIfge5q63/3c0faeff6e44bf36f1a27bd51f36e0f9/PXL_20231028_030247795.MP.jpg)
All of my lining fabrics are linen, and were either leftovers from previous sewing projects, or in the case of the blue I tore apart a skirt that I had made myself that no longer fits me. So all new fabric on the outside, all used and remnant fabric on the inside. I'm very happy with this! I am SO glad to have used the help and research of Kaylin Murray over on her blog - she also made a quilted Nova Coat, and had some excellent resources of two other makers. I was able to really picture exactly how I wanted to put this pattern together that didn't exactly follow the rules.
![Closeup](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/3tD4zHwJMJlKb3Hh4Jl0Ee/9081d3b3940fe0af65ecc73d412d6df3/3.jpg)
I am so happy with how this project came out! The result is a rather heavy, nice and cozy fall jacket that feels exactly like wearing a blanket because... it is.
![Me](https:////images.ctfassets.net/dn7rv5ziobg8/1xIXN7VympWrX6L09tnTF7/bb6fc8b3635098ff3f1c6c1dfd897872/1.png)