Reversible Garment with Multiple Configurations

Abstract

A reversible garment with at least three different exterior configurations, where the garment does not use zippers or other fasteners. A special stitch is used to obscure the binding of the layers comprising the garment in any configuration the garment is used.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A reversible garment comprised of at least three fabric layers, comprised of a top layer and a bottom layer and at least one middle layer, said layers being of substantially the same shape as the front silhouette of the garment and arranged in a stack, each said layer having a first and second side seam and a first and second shoulder seam, where the first and second side seams and first and second shoulder seams attach each of the three fabric layers together at their corresponding first and second side seams and first and second shoulder seams, said seams being comprised of a binding stitch that passes through all of the fabric layers that is hidden by a finishing stitch passing through the top and bottom fabric layers folded over to encase the binding stitch. 
     
     
         2 . The reversible garment of  claim 1  where the seam is further comprised of a blanket stitch. 
     
     
         3 . The reversible garment of  claim 2  where the seam is further comprised of a chain stitch as the finishing stitch 
     
     
         4 . The reversible garment of  claim 1  further comprised of two arm holes, a neck hole and a bottom hole, where the fabric layers are individually hemmed at each of the two arm holes, neck hole and bottom hole. 
     
     
         5 . The reversible garment of  claim 2  where the blanket stitch is a Merrow stitch. 
     
     
         6 . A method of creating a reversible garment comprising:
 Attaching at least three fabric layers, comprised of a top layer and a bottom layer, using a binding stitch to create at least one seam shared by the at least three fabric layers;   Rearranging the fabric layers so that the top and bottom layers are facing each other and the remaining middle layers are pulled away from the binding stitching;   Applying a finishing stitch to the top and bottom layers so as to encase and obscure the shared binding stitch seams.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  where the binding stitch is a blanket stitch. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6  where the blanket stitch is applied using an overlock Merrow stitching machine and the finishing stitch is a chain stitch.