I was a sewer long before I was a quilter, so my stash reaches far and wide. Just the other day I found a fabric suitable to use in a quilt that I had made a dress from in the 8th grade! I have my small scraps sorted by color in dish pans on a shelf in my sewing room. I'm 70+years young and sew each and every day. I love threads magazine and all the other books Taunton Press publishes. Hope I win!

I have always admired his use of bias and the fluidity pf his designs. I was fortunate to be at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa as a graduate student in the 60's when Charles was there as a visiting professor. We worked in muslin to drape a costume and his sharing of information to let the student discover what the bias of the fabric could do was endless. The things I learned have been invaluable to me all these years. Bias sleeves and what I still call the "Kleibackler hem" as two things I learned and use to this day. His gentle approach to design is what I admired most. He will be missed. Leonore V. Mangold

This is a great idea for a vest. In the early 60's I made a circle cape that was like this but had sleeves attached to the armseye slits. It was either a 54 or 60 in circle and the armseye slits was deeper. I believe the sleeves were 3/4 in length. All I remember is that the circle was cut to the width of the wool fabric. Mine was a heather wool on one side and a plaid wool on the other. I might still have the pattern! At any rate, I'm going to make the cape again for a toasty cover-up. Thanks for the memory jog and inspiration!