Patchwork Robe: the Illusion of Random

The Pattern: ko-fi.com/s/c7b0f2c44e
Making Bilbo’s robe was a dream project recognized for me, and it was made entirely for free - the fabric came not only from my stash, and the trash cans of my theater and neighborhood, but the robe also incorporates dozens of fabrics from people on my hometown Buy Nothing group who wanted to be part of the project, and donated their old clothing, quilting remnants, upholstery scraps, etc.
The whole video about sewing his housecoat is here: • Bilbo's Patchwork Hous...
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  • @ShannonMakes
    @ShannonMakes Жыл бұрын

    The Pattern: ko-fi.com/s/c7b0f2c44e

  • @megwilson157

    @megwilson157

    Жыл бұрын

    Where's the housecoat pattern tho? This is just for squares?

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, as I said in the video, the patterns for the patchwork squares are available on my Ko-Fi. The pattern for the housecoat is not only shown in the original video, but (as is the case in all my videos), linked in the description of the original video as well.

  • @megwilson157

    @megwilson157

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes got it! Thank you

  • @cathycurrier4443

    @cathycurrier4443

    5 ай бұрын

    Link doesn't work

  • @zelphiaellerson6283
    @zelphiaellerson6283 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this!!! I kept thinking I would figure out the rectangle dimensions.... You are an angel!! My granddaughters will get their quilts much sooner than I planned. 😉

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome! Glad I could help, and I hope your granddaughters LOVE their quilts!!

  • @cariwaldick4898
    @cariwaldick4898 Жыл бұрын

    I made a quilt exactly like this. All decorator fabrics with different textures and colors, in random looking pieces. I lined it with cotton, and backed it with flannel. I gave it to my mom, and she said it's the warmest blanket in the house, and everyone wants it when it gets cold.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh, I definitely believe it - this is already quite heavy and it's not even lined!!

  • @alexgabs1947
    @alexgabs1947 Жыл бұрын

    This is probably how they went about making this garment for the movies. I’ve sat on set for hours with scenics painting on dirt and grass stains on jeans to achieve a realistic amount of randomness and distress

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Many people have studied the original (including myself, but there's a blog post that goes WAY in-depth trying to figure it out), and if there is a pattern (which I agree, surely there is), it's far less obvious than mine!

  • @dcinrb8538
    @dcinrb8538 Жыл бұрын

    Organized randomness.....and there's a pattern available.... congratulations !

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! 🥳

  • @SusieQ3
    @SusieQ3 Жыл бұрын

    I have been quilting for about 10 years. I have the scraps and the quilt making process down. Its the robe making part that I need to work on ☺️ you did a great job on both!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    awww, thank you!!

  • @KTCC13
    @KTCC13 Жыл бұрын

    I made a puff quilt for my little sister and I damn near lost my mind I could NEVER with this pattern. Her puff quilt was the first and possibly the LAST quilt I will ever attempt lol

  • @perplexingHodgepodge

    @perplexingHodgepodge

    Жыл бұрын

    Don't give up!! I've been quilting for years and the idea of a puff quilt gives me chills lol. You started with something pretty complicated, so you're already an expert in simple patchwork!

  • @emmarichardson965
    @emmarichardson965 Жыл бұрын

    Okay, this is brilliant!!! I'm in the process of making a patchwork quilt with pieces of varying sizes, and this sounds SO much easier than doing the whole quilt as one!!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea, definitely!!!

  • @ccoeurjoli
    @ccoeurjoli Жыл бұрын

    Waouh ! Très joli casse-tête !! Et merci pour la mise à disposition du patron ! 🌸🌸🌸

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Merci bcpppp!! 🥰🥰

  • @macdaiddavidson8051
    @macdaiddavidson805111 ай бұрын

    It’s beautiful! I’ve made only two quilts in my life and I wouldn’t do another one at this point but I do love seeing what other people make!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Very much worth the time and effort!

  • @EmelieWaldken
    @EmelieWaldken Жыл бұрын

    Aaaah thank you !! I have been gathering materials for a very similar project to your housecoat several months before I saw your video, and my first idea was to make the patchwork "regular", but since I've seen yours... it's running in the back of my head all the time ^^ I've tried to make my own version of the "basic square" but failed so far, so I'm suuuper glad you decided to share it !

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    You've very welcome, and the best of luck with your own housecoat... they're so worth it!

  • @damogranheart5521
    @damogranheart5521 Жыл бұрын

    I'm going to talk to my Daughter-in-law about PDF as I know nothing about🤔 it. She has her own online business and knows a lot about things like that. Should prove highly educational!😀👋

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    She should definitely be able to help you, it's a very easy process to download the PDF and print it off (just tell her that it's important to print it off at "100%" or "actual size" so that the squares come out at the correct scale)! 💜♥️💙

  • @damogranheart5521

    @damogranheart5521

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes Thank you very much. I hope you have a wonderful week!

  • @lorettawinchester5898
    @lorettawinchester589810 ай бұрын

    Rob looks fabulous. Yes I will do one.

  • @haydeenunn4372
    @haydeenunn43726 ай бұрын

    I love this project! It sent me into a quilting goose chase that I'm thoroughly enjoying. I'm still only learning but it's soothing and enjoyable.

  • @katherinemorelle7115
    @katherinemorelle7115 Жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely brilliant, but no way would I attempt this. It's just so much work!

  • @ladyamberskye
    @ladyamberskye Жыл бұрын

    Omg I want that as a skirt!!!

  • @taryngarrette2369
    @taryngarrette2369 Жыл бұрын

    This would make an incredible skirt!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It would be a very heavy skirt, but also very beautiful!

  • @taryngarrette2369

    @taryngarrette2369

    Жыл бұрын

    For sure! Definitely a winter skirt!

  • @DragonKitti
    @DragonKitti Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love this! I am not audacious enough to take it on… yet!!!! 😂

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    If it's encouraging at all, I'd say it's kinda a great project for any level, because you're just using scraps, and only sewing straight lines, and it takes a long time, but you can just leave it and come back to it whenever your schedule allows, so all it requires is patience, but not tremendous skill... however it does definitely require patience!! And thank you! 🥰🥰🥰

  • @kleinwolkje203
    @kleinwolkje20311 ай бұрын

    I do not have close to the skill or patience to make this, but I love it so much as a blanket. 😮

  • @Abingdale
    @Abingdale10 ай бұрын

    I’ve never seen the golden rectangle have any use outside of a math class 😍briliant!

  • @thelifeofmaryd.2494
    @thelifeofmaryd.249411 ай бұрын

    Heck nah, but i love how creative and talented you are!

  • @laryvonlowenberg6485
    @laryvonlowenberg6485 Жыл бұрын

    This is gorgeous you are very talented

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😊 ❤️

  • @stigyanblue1442
    @stigyanblue144211 ай бұрын

    I need one. Now. Right TF now. FETCH MY SEWING MACHINE!!

  • @GM-qq1wi
    @GM-qq1wi Жыл бұрын

    This gives coat of many colours, remember monet wore a custom patchwork coat for the Dolly Parton runway, I always wondered how it was made.

  • @greatauntlizbethg9137
    @greatauntlizbethg9137 Жыл бұрын

    I am audacious enough to create a patchwork 'medieval cloak' from clothes because my character did. Cutting the clothes into as few pieces as possible but using as much of the fabric as possible. Based on a 12 inch square, I have a 10 x 12 piece waiting for one or more 2 inch pieces, some 3x3s , a 3x more than 12 and even a 12x24. All with extra 1/2 inch seams coz fiddling be damned Natural fibres, what i hope are medievalish colours and patterns, and hand sewn if possible for authenticity. 2 layers of shirt weight material coz it's too hot in Australia to wear a thick cloak.

  • @elijabutterfly6154
    @elijabutterfly615411 ай бұрын

    Omfg! I am so tempted to get the sewing machine out immediately.

  • @bunnypixel
    @bunnypixel Жыл бұрын

    Great idea for scraps tbh

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly!!

  • @adriennecollett3937
    @adriennecollett393710 ай бұрын

    What a background for making a card !

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    huh?!

  • @catherineleslie-faye4302
    @catherineleslie-faye4302 Жыл бұрын

    I'm into crazy quilt patchwork clothing... working an a patchwork skirt right now.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    lovely!!!

  • @AmythefirstA
    @AmythefirstA Жыл бұрын

    That is an awesome robe!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @beverlymartin1414
    @beverlymartin1414 Жыл бұрын

    Super warm, and oretty but heavy❤

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Love the weight, it's like wearing a hug!

  • @TheMagnoliaWitch
    @TheMagnoliaWitch Жыл бұрын

    Yes. Yes I am.

  • @FrancisFabricates
    @FrancisFabricatesАй бұрын

    This is so useful thank you! I can’t wait to try this one day

  • @ThistlesandThimbles
    @ThistlesandThimbles11 ай бұрын

    Omg. I have wanted to make a bilbo robe for years now! I have several yards of velvety corduroy in a few different patterns that I have been saving for it. On my way to buy the pattern!!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    11 ай бұрын

    Amazing!! Best of luck to you, it’s time we’ll invested, to be sure! ♥️💙💜

  • @bellanutella7091
    @bellanutella7091 Жыл бұрын

    This is the exact pattern I used for my potholders

  • @jennyp4934
    @jennyp4934 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful!!!

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @darussianping61
    @darussianping6110 ай бұрын

    It looks awsome.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @cre5889
    @cre58897 ай бұрын

    so cool 🥰

  • @louisamendes7548
    @louisamendes754811 ай бұрын

    This is amazing

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @sewandcraftwithnuha
    @sewandcraftwithnuha8 ай бұрын

    Brilliant idea. I think i'm gonna try making one 😍

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    8 ай бұрын

    Go for it! I have a whole video on my channel, if you'd like more details on the process (and a great story to go with it)!

  • @colettemack3690
    @colettemack36902 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @norweminguerfochnare9921
    @norweminguerfochnare992111 ай бұрын

    Great job

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    11 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @IISheireenII
    @IISheireenII Жыл бұрын

    This is wonderful. I would like to make something like this, but sadly my sewing room, my grandmothers sewing machine and most of my collected fabrics died in a flood two years ago and so I can only put it in the "project for a faraway future" category. But still, one day I'll be hopefully able to make this.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean, if you watch the full length video, you'll see that I did a lot of it by hand (also, second hand machines can be super cheap on Marketplace or Craigslist), and that I didn't spend a single dime on fabric, I collected it from neighbors that didn't want it, from dumpsters, from the side of the road... I realize that's not possible for everyone to do, but it could definitely be an option to consider!! (also, highly recommend the full length video, it's one of my fav ones) 💜💙♥️

  • @IISheireenII

    @IISheireenII

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ShannonMakes Oh I watched it, don't worry :D And thanks for the suggestions, but most of them don't work for me. There are no dumpsters around here (unless we count the one closed off behind the supermarket, but there wouldn't be any fabric in there anyway) and there aren't any people offering free fabric, I could get it for ridiculously cheap though, as in 1€ per kg for decently sized scraps. But right now I have different priorities and no place to store something like that since I can't use half of my house and it is near impossible to get someone to fix that.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Yea, that's totally fair... the good news is that the internet (for better or worse, sometimes) is forever, so you can always refer back to the video when you're in a situation to pick up sewing again! Thanks for watching

  • @sq5

    @sq5

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@IISheireenIII'm really sorry to hear about the flooding and damage. That's a really awful thing to have gone through and have to recover from. ☹️

  • @IISheireenII

    @IISheireenII

    Жыл бұрын

    @@sq5 thank you, it is kinda stressful. But I also had lots of luck so I can't really complain too much compared to those who completly lost their homes or even family members (the 2021 flood in rhineland western germany if you are interested) If I look at what others lost that day, I can only be thankful that the most important things I lost were only my sewing supplys and the use of my ground floor (struckture seems fine thankfully). A bunch of rubble got lodged sideways between two buildings and sort of build a dam sparing my street from worse. Still depressing and stressful though, so it sometimes feels good to complain about it anyway.

  • @charliehendrix168
    @charliehendrix16810 ай бұрын

    NICE!❤️

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    Thanks 🔥

  • @wausa7132
    @wausa71328 ай бұрын

    You kick total ass.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank youuu!! 🫶🫶

  • @rainydaylady6596
    @rainydaylady659610 ай бұрын

    If I deconstructed the patchwork quilt my grandma made me I'd have a whole wardrobe. She made it big enough to be a king sized bedspread. It weighs a ton. 🙂💕🖖

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    Oh I believe it, this robe is quite heavy (in a good, "I'm walking around in a hug" sort of way)

  • @elizabethclaiborne6461
    @elizabethclaiborne6461 Жыл бұрын

    I have a lot of derelict fabric this might be great for.

  • @IMChrysalis
    @IMChrysalis10 ай бұрын

    Love it! My grandmother would have called that a crazy quilt, at least each square was... though hers actually didn't even use square cuts! Don't know how she did it...

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    That's because a crazy quilt is a whole separate thing and very different technique. Crazy quilt actually IS random, whereas this is just the illusion of random!

  • @IMChrysalis

    @IMChrysalis

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes Exactly! Though I do think she would have said that... lol And she would have used it, too. She even made quilts out of WWII uniforms... as long as it works, anything goes, y'know. I think you'd have liked her...

  • @IMChrysalis

    @IMChrysalis

    10 ай бұрын

    I'm not the quilter in the family, my youngest brother was. Back in my heyday, I made Medieval and 17th century garb for the SCA...

  • @viviannefraser5974
    @viviannefraser5974 Жыл бұрын

    Would love to have this robe! Not sure I should tackle that. 🥰

  • @agnieszkaacka6733
    @agnieszkaacka6733 Жыл бұрын

    Master class❤

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @BluestormsSong
    @BluestormsSong7 ай бұрын

    Am I audacious enough? Yes. Am I skilled enough? Absolutely not. Would I still try to do this? Absolutely yes.

  • @Themindofthedelusional
    @Themindofthedelusional Жыл бұрын

    My goodness

  • @tiffanytomasino335
    @tiffanytomasino335 Жыл бұрын

    I have so many projects and yet…😅

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Right?! The pull is strong.... the good news is that this project can be made with the scraps from all your OTHER projects!! 🤣

  • @tiffanytomasino335

    @tiffanytomasino335

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes …dam* now I have to make it 😅😂

  • @pamelah1220
    @pamelah122010 ай бұрын

    Every quilter ever: First time?

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    I mean, it's not difficult, it's just time consuming

  • @pamelah1220

    @pamelah1220

    10 ай бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes I know you're explaining for the lay people.

  • @updownstate
    @updownstate Жыл бұрын

    O M G

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    you should definitely check out the full video, if you think the short extract is good!!

  • @mymia731
    @mymia731 Жыл бұрын

    It’s called crazy quilting.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    ...except that this isn't actually crazy quilting, neither by today's definition nor by the Victorian method?

  • @moniquewalker5412

    @moniquewalker5412

    Жыл бұрын

    More just putting together a quilt not so much a crazy quilt.

  • @muurrarium9460
    @muurrarium9460 Жыл бұрын

    Autistic here and the sensation of seams (as well as those dratted labels) make my skin crawl and makes me want to climb the walls. Pretty yet torturous....

  • @mariedillingham199
    @mariedillingham19911 ай бұрын

    OH, frick.. now I want to sew

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    11 ай бұрын

    There are worse things… 😂

  • @mariedillingham199

    @mariedillingham199

    11 ай бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes well.. time is an issue... and I'm in the middle of a crochet project, and several art projects.. and I don't have any fabric for sewing with...

  • @TypeOneg
    @TypeOneg Жыл бұрын

    Its called crazy quilting.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    but... this isn't crazy quilting, neither by the Victorian definition, nor the modern one🤔

  • @junipertoby1812
    @junipertoby181210 ай бұрын

    Says every quilter in the world. 😂

  • @venus_envy
    @venus_envy10 ай бұрын

    Where do you buy fabric? Just curious? I've been to one of the big stores in the city, ToniTex, as I'm upholstering furniture. I found the store confusing, though. Looked at the wool section and it doesn't seem like they separate the polyester faux wool from the real stuff. A lot of fibres are unlabelled, as well. Nice people at the store, though, and it's huge.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    10 ай бұрын

    This is all thrifted or donated clothing, didn’t buy anything for this project. But if you want to see the warehouse I sometimes go to, I have a whole video on it here: The GIANT Fabric Warehouse You've Never Heard Of: Tour & Fabric Haul kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKR9rMF9ZqqyhKw.html

  • @Fenrires
    @Fenrires Жыл бұрын

    Look up Einstein tiles and aperiodic patterns!

  • @pakedermsfavs9080
    @pakedermsfavs9080 Жыл бұрын

    Hi sweetie! ❤😊

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 😊!!

  • @colesuqs
    @colesuqs11 ай бұрын

    Not even remotely! Lol but im impressed that you can! Lol

  • @polkadotladypants1
    @polkadotladypants1 Жыл бұрын

    What actual pattern did you use for the housecoat?

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Linked in description of full video!

  • @toby-jeanne_almy
    @toby-jeanne_almy Жыл бұрын

    Also subscribable content haha

  • @Aushirye
    @Aushirye Жыл бұрын

    I think it would be more effective if the larger squares were then staggered somehow... The grid seams are hard to unsee now that I know 😭

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Then find a different pattern for your own 🤷‍♀️

  • @cherylhuot4436
    @cherylhuot4436 Жыл бұрын

    I’m done. Nothing new in ages. All snips of old crap.

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    It's not an airport, no need to announce your departure 😘

  • @jlammetje

    @jlammetje

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ShannonMakes great reply 😅

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jlammetje Thank you 🥰 I literally in the middle of a giant project that involved making an entire set of historic undergarments, and I think some people... underestimate... how much time it takes both to make and then to film/edit good quality garments and videos. I could just start churning out weekly vlogs with mediocre quality, but that's not really what I'm into, ya know!?

  • @jlammetje

    @jlammetje

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ShannonMakes For sure! I'm always confused when content creators feel the need to apologise for not uploading every week (or even twice a week!) and get stressed over maintaining a schedule, when I really don't care how much time goes between uploads. But then I see a comment like Cheryl's and I get the stress creators feel. Especially for creators like you, who also have a "regular" job (not sure "circus performer" counts as regular, haha), we should just be happy with what we get 🙂

  • @Traci_Websinger

    @Traci_Websinger

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@ShannonMakes that's okay, this is the first thing of yours I can remember seeing and between this and your comment, I just subscribed. Quality trumps quantity!

  • @lorrainepaul6962
    @lorrainepaul6962 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic

  • @ShannonMakes

    @ShannonMakes

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!