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Made By A Fabricista: Athleisure Set for the Win!

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It’s officially holiday travel season and a good travel outfit is a must!  I usually wear the same green sweatsuit that I purchased a few years ago.  The last time I travelled, I knew that it was time for a new travel outfit. Meet the Cropped Sweater and Pintuck Sweatpants from Sew It Academy.

I’ve had this outfit on my list of things to make for a few years now. The Cropped Sweater and Pintuck Sweatpants are a class in the Sew It Academy. Sew It Academy is Mimi G’s online sewing school and each month there is a new pattern and sew along to go with it.  Mimi is now offering Sew It Academy patterns for purchase without being a Sew It Academy student and this is one of them.

For the Cropped Sweater, I added 3 inches to the hem because I didn’t really want it to be cropped. I made a size 20 and graded out to a size 24 at the waist. I really enjoyed sewing this sweater up.  I decided to use the instructions included with the pattern instead of watching the sew along and they were very clear and precise.  My favorite part was how the instructions begin with sewing up the neckband, waistband and cuffs all at the same time.  Sewing pattern pieces together that are sewn up the same way is such a time saver.  The rest of the sweater sewed up very quickly.




The sweater requires top stitching around the neck and the waistband. I couldn’t find my twin needle, so I used the next best thing I could find – my edge stich foot. Have you ever used one? You will get perfect topstitching every single time. I also used it for the pintuck in the pants.





For the sweatpants, I sewed up a size 22. The modifications made were, I lowered the crotch rise by 1 inch, removed 6 inches from the hem and I did not hem the bottom of the pants since they wouldn’t fray. I am obsessed with my pants.  I will definitely be making more of these so I can have a few travel outfits.

Since I already knew what pattern I was going to make, I set out to look for a sweatshirt fabric and found this Cloud Gray Heathered Sweatshirt Fleece. This fabric is the perfect sweatshirt fabric and I’m hoping I can find more.  It washed very well and has a great weight to it.  I also like the fact that it’s not super stretchy. If you get the opportunity to get your hands on any of this fabric, get it.


I hope you love my Cropped Sweater and Pintuck Sweatpants as much as I do. I’m going to be styling at the airport. I hope you all have a happy holiday season, and I’ll be back in 2026.







Until next time,

JOHANNA | @soveryjo

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  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM

    Awesome make!

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM

    How do you clean the fuzz out of your machine? I get frustrated with it clogging my machine all the time and then I don't want to sew knits.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM

    I could live in this! Your outfit will be great for travel, so comfy and warm. Great job of gathering the sleeves into the cuff! Enjoy and looking forward to your future makes.

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  4. Ms.NDecember 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM

    I am not a sweatsuit kind of girl. I have found very few that I actually feel fabulous in. In addition, I HATE that string!! I find it incredibly annoying. ☺️ However, I LOVE the cut of those pants and that sewn in crease --chef's kiss! Great work.

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