Watch the video here: Karen's Coat Transformation
Repurposing Karen’s mink coat was a delight. The coat was in great shape. We made a lovely 50 by 58 inch throw. There was enough fur left to create two pillows. The 16 inch pillow used one inch strips with alternating fur directions. The 18 inch pillow came from the sleeve.
Cheryl had a short waisted coat that she wanted to repurpose into a throw. The throw's final measurement was 35 by 48. Much bigger than I thought it would be. Cheryl used her own lining. What a lovely fur to work on. Come visit us at: www.dinahsquilts.com
Watch the video here: Janet's Mink Coat Transformed Into Four Teddy Bears
My customer had a heartfelt request for me to carefully recreate a beloved bear that held a special place in her heart for her cherished grandchildren. To fulfill this meaningful task, I diligently hunted down the original bear and, after locating it, gently took it apart to examine its details.
Watch the Video Here: How to Make a Pattern from a Pre-Made Teddy Bear
My customer had a heartfelt request for me to carefully recreate a beloved bear that held a special place in her heart for her cherished grandchildren. To fulfill this meaningful task, I diligently hunted down the original bear and, after locating it, gently took it apart to examine its details. Here are the specific steps I followed to skillfully make the bear once again.
Watch the Video here: How To Made a Wedding Clutch from a Wedding Dress
The Mother of the Bride wanted to give her daughter a wonderful gift! A wedding clutch made from her own wedding dress. I wasn’t able to get it done in time for the shower. She went with someone else. You will see a very poorly made wedding clutch made by another seamstress. When the customer received her item she was shocked! You will be too. Raw seams, Velcro everywhere & the bag would not close. She used a premade bag, glue and Velcro!
Watch the process of me preparing the pattern, cutting the dress and embellishing the bag just the way her daughter wanted. .Now the Bride will have a beautiful bag that she can cherish and be proud to wear on her wedding day!
Watch the video here: Eric's Checkerboard Throw
Eric generously sent me three beautiful furs to work with. The collection included one elegantly soft white rabbit coat, one luxurious gray full-length mink coat, and one exquisite brown mink shawl. He expressed a desire for a large throw to enhance his living space. After some consideration, we decided on a classic checkerboard pattern, incorporating the rich brown mink as a stunning border. The hood of the gray mink was quite substantial, allowing us to utilize the leftover fur to create two matching pillows, each measuring 18 by 18 inches. The final measurements of the throw came to 54 by 65 inches, making it a perfect statement piece.
Watch the Video here: Cindy's Mink Stole Transformation
Cindy's Mink was repurposed into a Jointed Teddy Bear. The bear measure 14 inches high. Lining was used to make the collar, foot pads, paw pads and inner ears. There wasn't enough fur left over to make any additional items, but I did make a mini heart!!
Bear Pattern: Sebastian
Watch the video here: Lisa's Mink Coat Transformation
This mink coat was on the smaller size. The measurement from the shoulder to the hem was only 31. Final transformation measurement was 44 by 44 inches.
My daughter made me a AI generated song about my website! You tell the program a few things about the topic and it writes a song!!! It was so good I had to make a video showing many of the custom orders I made over the years. Believe me this only scratches the surface. See if you can find your project amongst the rest. Let's make some more memories together!
Watch how here: How to Make a Plush Bunny From Fur
A customer asked if I could use her Mink sleeves from a Mink Coat to make a bunny. The bunny came out so cute! What do you think? Watch the how to above.
Watch the Video Here: Gloria's Silver Tipped Racoon Coat Transformed into a Throw & Pillow
Gloria's Racoon coat was a joy to work with. It was about 30 to 35 years old. The fur was in pristine condition. The lining of this fur had a film of dirt and oil. It took four washes to clean all the dirt out of the fibers. The final measurement of the throw was 48 by 50 and we made an 18 inch pillow to match.
See the video here: Allyson's Mink
Allyson's wanted to transform her mother's coat into a throw. The fur was in wonderful condition. She used a beautiful black velvet backing with the wave quilting design as accent. The final measurements were: 50 by 60.
See the video here: June's Project
This transformation was a challenge. The amount of fur to work with was limiting, but I was able to do what the customer wanted. The throw was 45 by 46.5 inches with the Fox border on top and bottom. I was able to make one 18 inch pillow and one 12 by 14 inch pillow, also mirroring the design on the main throw. What a joy it is work on a well maintained fur! Boy was this fur coat filled with sawdust!!
Christmas in July
I have to admit I have had these waiting to be embroidered for months now. Finally had a little free time.
See video here: Mary's Mink Transformation
Mary's Mink coat was in wonderful condition. She used her own lining for the backing and preserved the monogram. Final Size: Approx. 54 by 58
See video here: Mike's Aunt's Mink Transformation
What a great project. Mike's coat belonged to his Aunt. He wanted a new lining, but we used the old lining on the pillows and used the monogram on the throw. The monogram was placed in the upper right corner of the backing. This coat's hood was so large I was able to make the throw 54 by 70 inches and even had enough to make two 18 inch pillows!
Watch the video here: Teddy Bear, Bunny & Pillow from a Mink Coat
The customer wanted to create an heirloom from her Mother's fur coat. She will be sharing one piece each with her siblings. Unfortunately, the coat was in rough shape and not all the fur was useable. Special care was needed to work with this fur. Watch the video and see how I tackled this project.
See the video here: Beaver Coat Transformation
The colors of the throw are so beautiful! Original lining was used for the backing.
Final dimensions were: 53 by 53 inches.
Watch the video here: Mink Coat Transformation
Larry’s coat was in great condition. A custom backing was created according to the specification of the customer. Final Measurements: 46-51
See Video here: Ellyne's 4 Beautiful Furs Transformed
The customer sent in five fur coats to be transformed into throws and possible pillows. Before I started the project, I contacted the customer and described what we could do with each and every one of the furs. While reviewing the furs the customer decided that she wanted to hold on to her Silver short waisted mink coat. It was absolutely stunning!!! So, it does not appear in the video. The first throw that I worked on was the full-length Beaver coat. From this coat, I was able to make a throw as well as an 18 by 18-inch pillow. The next fur that I worked on was the full-length fox. It was a light-colored fox. I have a love hate relationship with fox. The fur is soft and luxurious to touch, but the fur flies everywhere! The next project that I worked on was a combination of two short waisted coats. One of those coats was a darker fox as well as a white mink coat. I offered the customer several design variations. The customer chose to have the white mink in the center portion of the throw and the darker fox around the outside border of the fur throw. I had enough smaller pieces to make a 16 by 16-inch pillow. The inside portion of the pillow was a combination of the darker brown fox as well as the light-colored fox from project #2. On the outside of this pillow, I used the white mink trim that went all the way around the collar area. Unfortunately, the leather portion of the white mink trim was slightly damaged and dried. I used a specialized oil to help soften the leather. And for the majority of the fur, it worked, but there were portions that had to be taken out because the leather was just too dry and brittle. I used an additional leather stripping on top of the old leather stripping. And on that pillow, I also added an additional leather stripping all the way around the border of the pillow. And then I hand sewed the white mink trim onto the additional leather stripping. Here are the following sizes of the projects mentioned above:
Beaver throw: 51 by 55
Full Length Fox throw: 52 by 55
Short Waisted Fox and Mink Combination: 51 by 53
Beaver pillow: 18 by 18
Fox / Mink Trim Pillow: 16 by 16
