I really enjoyed the Jalie Hoodie Sew Along that Kelly hosted in October. As you can tell by my adored Skoras (minimal shoe with zero drop heel) shown below with my feather message from spirit, I love me some pink. Turns out, without planning, that the hoodie I made for the sew along matches my Skoras! Yay!
Continuing from my previous post on the hoodie, my next step was to check the bodice fit on my paper tape double. Pretty damn good. Sure there are some wrinkles, but look at how smoothly it fits along the back curve? Yowza! At first I was thinking that the length would be too long.
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But then, I finished the sleeves and put the hoodie on. Oh wow! Even the sleeves were the right length. Yay! Totally unexpected because I'd read many blog posts and pattern reviews where others said they would shorten the sleeves next time. NOT ME! They're like amazingly perfect. Not over graded. Ladies, you know what I mean. Especially if you're busty, a garment has huge arm holes and really long sleeves with the shoulder seam practically at your bicep. Those ladies at Jalie really know their stuff. Why? Because I'm wearing size CC in my upper body and EE in my lower body, yet the sleeves don't hang to my thighs.
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For my size, a 26" zipper is required. I thought I might attempt a 24", but then decided I wanted to have the zipper run full length rather than monkey with gaps. So glad I did. I love how this white zipper looks with the pink. Ooo I can haz hoodie.
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Notice in the zipped up, back view, images on the far left how the neck wrinkles a little? I'm trying to decide if I'd like to shorten the back neck or shorten the hood.
Also, see the wrinkles at my low back? That may be worked out by taking in the waist a little at the princess seams.
Also, see the wrinkles at my low back? That may be worked out by taking in the waist a little at the princess seams.
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The microfleece with the jacket style were PERFECT for flying. Thin, yet warm. A great layer to add with my Under Armor coldgear vest and my compression socks. You see, typically I'm freezing on a flight. This time, I was just right. That's unheard of without my gortex to block the air blowing about.
Practicing my SWITCH technique by Katy Bowman while on a long flight by hanging lightly where I could. Boy did this stretch feel good!
I recently went to Kansas City, MO for a business trip and got caught in the Royals world series win and subsequent celebration. And I mean right in the middle of it!
Practicing my SWITCH technique by Katy Bowman while on a long flight by hanging lightly where I could. Boy did this stretch feel good!
I recently went to Kansas City, MO for a business trip and got caught in the Royals world series win and subsequent celebration. And I mean right in the middle of it!
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Through it all, this hoodie stood by me. I wore it with my new dance top in Funkifabrics Titan & Flexcite to a Salsa dance class in Kansas, I wore it on the plane, I wore it in the hotel, I wore it all over! I love how this pink really pulls together so many base pieces in my wardrobe!
I don't cut notches into my fabric after learning from Bravo Bella about the loss of integrity in the fabric stability when cutting into your seams. So, I notch out. And, I left them. They're kinda cute.
I used Kelly's instructions on interfacing the zipper insertion areas and it worked like a champ.
I sewed most seams with a zig zag, even top stitching at a 0.5 width to allow for stretch, yet appear like a straight stitch. All seams are overcast per the Jalie instructions. That just makes for a clean seam that isn't fussy when worn. Some seams haven't been fully top stitched as I plan to do some fitting in the armscye, raglan area.
I used Kelly's instructions on interfacing the zipper insertion areas and it worked like a champ.
I sewed most seams with a zig zag, even top stitching at a 0.5 width to allow for stretch, yet appear like a straight stitch. All seams are overcast per the Jalie instructions. That just makes for a clean seam that isn't fussy when worn. Some seams haven't been fully top stitched as I plan to do some fitting in the armscye, raglan area.
RAWR! I am Gwenzilla! I lub you KCMO. I will take your tasty wee buildings home with me in my new welt pockets!
I finished my hoodie just in time to post it to the Sew Along group. And guess what?! I won the prizes! Me! WOWOW!
I won this lovely prize package, valued over $75, all compliments of the super awesome sponsors!!!!!!!!
That's just the cherry on the top of my tasty buildings, isn't it?! Best part is I've never worked with any of the patterns or companies before. It will be fun to try their products and share with you.
I won this lovely prize package, valued over $75, all compliments of the super awesome sponsors!!!!!!!!
- 1 Sew Chic pdf pattern - http://www.sewchicpatterns.com/
- 1 Thread Theory pdf pattern - http://www.threadtheory.ca
- 1 Megan Nielsen pdf pattern -http://megannielsen.com/collections/sewing-patterns
- $30 gift certificate to Nature's Fabrics - http://www.naturesfabrics.com/
- A custom Kelly Hogaboom "shrinky don't" - http://kelly.hogaboom.org/
That's just the cherry on the top of my tasty buildings, isn't it?! Best part is I've never worked with any of the patterns or companies before. It will be fun to try their products and share with you.
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