Made By A Fabricista: It's Sweater Weather Time

Hi Guys! It is officially fall and its sweater weather time. Since it's that time of year, I decided that I wanted to make a hoodie for my son and me. I've been wanting to sew more for him. He is now a freshman in high school and no longer has to wear a school uniform, so I am able to take advantage of the situation and sew him up more clothes. YAY for me.

I don't know about you, but I am always scouring the internet for new PDF patterns. More specifically, free PDF patterns. I honestly don't know how I found this pattern, but I stumbled across a Yeezy x GAP Double Layer Hoodie. I'm sure it's inspired by the one that was sold at the store. Well, I've had this pattern in my stash for a while and it was time to give it a try. When I found the pattern, it was listed for free. It is currently listed for $10 and you can find it on yeezygapsewingpatterns.com.

This pattern is designed to be a loose-fitting hoodie with drop shoulders. I did not realize what made this hoodie a double layer hoodie until it was time to cut the fabric, but it's in the name. It is literally a double layered hoodie because it's supposed to be lined. That was one of the modifications I made to the pattern. I chose not to line it and make it double layer. It's way too hot in South Florida to wear a lined hoodie.

I wasn't too sure about the sizing or how much ease this pattern had, so I used one of my son's hoodies as a guide. I folded it in 1/2 and used the front bodice. Originally, I made a size XS for him and once I was done, I tried it on and found that it would be too short for him. At this point I decided that this would be my hoodie now.

When I went to make his hoodie, I made a Small for him and added the length of the Medium. I thought the ease on the Small was good, but it was still a little too short. I think I'll make him a Medium next time and the length of the Large or XL.

I found the yummiest fabric for our hoodies, and I want more! This fabric is a Sweatshirt Terry Fleece in gray and is perfect for sweaters and hoodies. I pre-treated my fabric and it washed very well and was still very soft and fluffy. If you are looking for the best sweatshirt fleece fabric, then I would suggest you get some of this.

Apart from this hoodie being lined, it comes together like any other hoodie I’ve ever made. The instructions included in the Yeezy x GAP Double Layer Hoodie pattern are very minimal, but the illustrations are very good. If you are an advanced beginner, you may be able to sew this up without any problems. I sewed each of these up in a few hours.

I hope you guys love our matching hoodies as much as we do. I know I’ll be getting plenty of use of mine.

Until next time!

JOHANNA | @soveryjo

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