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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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 Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 1:55:04 PM
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My DH has wanted a wool anorak/bushcraft coat for a long time but the purchased ones cost around $250 plus. I just happened to have a few military surplus wool blankets laying around and decided to make him one. I used a pattern from The Green Pepper called the Fairbanks Pullover as a guide but changed it up to suit what my DH was hoping for. I like it so much that I made one for myself! Total cost: blanket $20, pattern $8 and misc snaps, grommets etc...$5. The warmth while wearing...priceless!
  
  
Check out DH's you tube video about his anorak and subscribe to his channel "The Frugal Woodsman"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3QLgnogrzM
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 2:48:42 PM
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Nicely done They look great and so do you.
Diana
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13670 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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OneRedZinnia
True Blue Farmgirl
529 Posts
Debbie
Goodrich
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2018 : 7:21:34 PM
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I love them Diane! Nice work! I love Green Pepper Patterns!!
~ Deb ~
Farmgirl Sister #5585
...When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile... |
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4319 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 02:51:58 AM
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Very nice and thrifty. enjoy wearing them
Farming in WI
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7121 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 04:24:23 AM
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Beautiful! Well done.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4760 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 05:21:38 AM
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Great job! They look warm and beautiful. A winning combination!
Dawn in IL
Life is like a novel, every day is a new page...... |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 06:41:01 AM
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Very nice and what a huge savings.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 08:48:24 AM
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Great idea and great job, Diane! Your anoraks look first class!
Now I have to google The Green Pepper!
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7253 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 26 2018 : 11:48:02 AM
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Awesome job Diane! They turned out fabulous and you saved loads of money doing it! Stay warm.
Krista |
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Tumbleweed
True Blue Farmgirl
1036 Posts
Nancy
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 10:38:48 AM
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Awesome work Diane. I want one! But living in Hot and Hotter So. Cal. Not sure if I need one.
TW
The best way to avoid housework is to live outside! Sandra Blacksmith
The fun begins where the sidewalk ends. Shel Silverstein |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 12:43:11 PM
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Thank you for all the lovely compliments! I have been enjoying mine while hiking in the Wisconsin winter woods.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 6:21:41 PM
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Looks Great! Good job.
Farm Girl Hugs,
Brenda
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Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
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AnnieinIdaho
True Blue Farmgirl
437 Posts
Annie
ID
USA
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Posted - Jan 31 2018 : 9:45:00 PM
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Diane, they are absolutely beautiful!!! Start up your own business. So well done! Annie
"The turnings of life seldom show a sign-post; or rather, though the sign is always there, it is usually placed some distance back, like the notices that give warning of a bad hill or a level railway-crossing." Edith Wharton, 1913 from 'The Custom of the Country'. |
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