Many moons ago, when I had a young face as evidenced in the photo at the bottom of this post, I made a TN31 Parka. I wore it loads in the 6 years since I made it. A wardrobe staple, but it had started to look a little ropey, in particular the neck ribbing which had stretched out a lot.
One of the injuries sustained to my parka was when I was pregnant with my second child I threw up in an alleyway with such force that I ripped open the lowest buttonhole.
That foetus is now 4 years old and in need of a new coat. Luckily the TN31 has plenty of fabric that can be lovingly repurposed for a quilted jacket for a small guy.
Behold! The Barboursaurus Jacket!
The pattern is the Fibre Mood pattern with some added spikes.
The fabric is bits of my old TN31 and some scraps from other sewing projects.
C loves the coat - it has plenty of room for his toy cars in both pockets.
Because I’ve reused the fabric, it has a lovely patina to it.
