It’s time to start a new hoodie!
This design was inspired by the fabrics lying around in my stash. I have some black sweatshirt fleece and also this rust-red knit ribbing, both from JoAnn’s:
Before we get going on the next hoodie in the series, a few more photos of the muslin.
All said and done, the most visible issue in the final product is the stripes not registering properly on the seam between yoke and front panel.
I didn’t want to keep my readers waiting, so here’s a few quick pics I snapped of the finished hoodie with my phone. It came out looking much nicer than all of the mistakes would lead you to believe. I haven’t yet worn it out of the house, but my coworkers want me to wear it to work next week.
It took me a while, but I finished the muslin for my hoodie project this past weekend. Between a busy work schedule and weekend events, it’s been difficult to squeeze in sewing time lately!
I can say I can definitely call this hoodie a muslin, because it was difficult to make and it is filled with mistakes. Most of them I was able to fix, but the end result is something I can charitably call a “learning experience”.
Most of the angst in this pattern comes from the pockets. Nearly every other sweatshirt pattern in existence has simple patch pockets flush with the waistband and front zipper. But this pattern actually incorporates on-seam pocket bags inside the jacket, shown in this inside view:
A few weeks ago, I got a card in the mail advertising the Quilt, Craft and Sewing Expo in San Mateo, CA. The final day of the show was yesterday, so I hopped on a train headed down the peninsula to spend an afternoon checking it out.
I don’t do any quilting (though some of my ‘craft’ projects use some quilting tools). So I didn’t have high expectations for what I might see.
