Winter Cape

After completing the UO cape for my husband, I decided my next project should be a little more complex. I'm trying to get to a point where I wear what I want. I'm a fan of Victoria Beckham, and I remembered seeing her in a fancy winter cape a couple years ago.

Clearly this must be my new project. I got some cozy grey flannel, and set to work.



It's not perfect, but I'm pretty impressed. It was a lot more work than I thought, but it's a really cool piece. You don't see many people in capes, so I plan on setting the trend.




It's warm and has both arm openings and pockets. It's perfect with skinny jeans or leggings with tall boots. It's just a fur turban away from Joan Collins, and who doesn't need a little more Joan Collins in their fashion?

University of Oregon cape

I recently got a new sewing machine. Not knowing much at all about sewing, I decided to ask my husband what he would like me to make him. This way, if I screwed it up, he probably wouldn't care.

He decided he wanted a cape. A University of Oregon Ducks cape.

So off to the fabric store we went. I got a superhero costume pattern and slightly altered the neck of the cape. It was made to snap to the inside of a costume, but I lengthened the neck parts and used a hook and eye closure instead. Michael helped pick everything out, and I am pretty happy with it. The back is shiny green material--great for a mermaid costume. The inside is UO print material. He wears it for all the Oregon football games, and there's something highly amusing about a 31 year old man running around in a cape making "whoosh" noises.