As I've mentioned in a couple of my recent posts, I made Christmas presents for my family. For the boys, I made pullover fleeces using Jalie 2212. What a great pattern! I really enjoyed sewing it up.
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Similar to Kelly's guidance on the Jalie 2795 zipper and welt pockets, I added interfacing to ensure the zipper would be smooth and bump free.
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Here's the first one all sewn up. Doesn't it fit him perfectly? I didn't measure him before, just estimated based on T-shirt sizing from shirts I had purchased him before that fit. Often sites that sell clothing will list chest dimensions so that was the perfect starting point.
Here are both of the fleeces I made for Christmas. Red on the left, grey on the right. The grey was my first one. Essentially it was a working muslin. Notice the center back wrinkles? I learned not to pull so much on the seams when sewing. I also found out that steam is an excellent help for working out those wrinkles, even in a polyester fabric!
I accidentally over cut the corners of the red collar. My fix was to create this inside placket. It added just enough character and also was a nice design element. Those triangles appear stitched on the fashion face of the fabric.
This was one of the smaller sizes and boy does that cuff get tiny! I could barely fit the cuff around the arm of my sewing machine. Whew! Something to note when making the childrens sizes which are much smaller than this!
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Now doesn't he look handsome in this? I am so proud and even more happy that these are liked and will be worn. That was worth every moment spent making them.
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