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The Ultimate DIY Sweatsuit

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The Ultimate DIY Sweatsuit

As a pattern maker, I always end up making my patterns many, many times during the development phase. And usually end up with an excess of supplies for those particular patterns. When I was developing the Ali Sweatshirt, I was constantly on the lookout for sweatshirt fabric and grabbed a few yards whenever I found it. I found this classic grey sweatshirt fabric on a visit to The Fabric Store’s LA location (now sadly closed). It has a nice amount of stretch and is a nice lightweight that is perfect for the warm climate of Southern California. I first used this fabric to make a sample of the Ali Sweatshirt which I wear all the time. But I had a good amount leftover so in January I decided to make a matching pair of Hudson Pants. And voila! A fully me-made sweatsuit. (Side note, there’s something about January that always makes me want to sew cozy things like pajamas and sweat pants.)

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DIY Rib Knit Turtleneck. A review of the Toaster Sweater 1 sewing pattern.

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DIY Rib Knit Turtleneck. A review of the Toaster Sweater 1 sewing pattern.

It’s the first month of Sew My Style and I’m happy to be sharing my version of the Toaster Sweater with you today. Sew My Style is a really fun, year-long sewing project hosted by Bluebird Fabrics, with one pattern featured every month. Official registration is closed but you can still join along and sew up your own wardrobe. Get all the details here and the sewing schedule here. I didn’t want to overextend myself, so I’ll just be joining in here and there. I actually wasn’t even planning to do January but I was inspired by Sara’s lightweight, gray Toaster and seeing as I already had a similar fabric in my stash, I just had to make my own.

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DIY Funnel Neck Sweater – Toaster Sweater pattern review

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DIY Funnel Neck Sweater – Toaster Sweater pattern review

Some garments start with a pattern, some with a flash of inspiration and some with the fabric. This garment falls squarely in the latter category. A few months ago, the lovely folks at The Fabric Store asked if I’d like to do a partnership with them. I love their LA shop, so I of course jumped at the chance. Every month I get to go explore their current stock and take home a few fabrics to play with. They are so generous and I’ve really enjoyed visiting their shop and sewing with their fabric. The store is a beautiful little boutique full of the finest fabrics, making for a calm, lovely, stress-free experience. (We can all use more of that, right?) The staff are so kind and helpful. I could spend all day there just chatting about fabrics and sewing patterns.

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