My kids love hoody’s, my Little Man in particular lives in them from Autumn through to Spring. He likes comfy French terry hoody’s with plenty of snuggle. Peek-A-Boo Pattern’s Adventure Jacket comes with lots of options, hoody, bomber jacket and either patch or welt pockets. I’m sewing up the hoody with patch pockets in some gorgeous French Terry cotton fabric with contrasting black rib.
Peek-A-Boo Pattern’s Adventure Jacket Sewing Pattern
I love Peek-A-Boo Pattern’s! I’ve got quite a selection now.
I signed up to their mailing list and regularly get emailed discounts off new and old patterns. When you find a sewing pattern designer you like do take the time to sign up for their mailing list and Facebook pages – they will generally make it worth your while. Here’s a link to the Peek-A-Boo Pattern’s Facebook group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/peekaboopatternshop. Check out the featured section for free patterns as well as a discount off any pattern.
Every Peek-A-Boo pattern I’ve tried so far has been very straightforward to sew. They are easy to print and the instructions are super clear. They don’t generally include more than one of two fiddley details. I generally complete a Paak-A-Boo pattern with zero swearing but they are still interesting enough to be just the right level of challenging. Perfect for making kids clothes quickly enough to keep up with their growth spurts.
I’m sewing up the Adventure Jacket with the hood option and patch pockets. My kid’s like to collect treasures and the patch pockets are a good bit bigger then the welt pockets. And of course the kids requested hoods. I think I will make the bomber jacket option for a summer layer, maybe in a fun print fleece.
Digital Sewing Patterns
Digital sewing patterns are fantastic for kids clothes because you just print the size you want, no tracing or messing about trying to preserve the larger sizes of the pattern for using as your child grows.
They generally come with loads of different options and a wider size range than traditional paper sewing patterns. Most of the digital sewing patterns I own go all the way up to the teenage years.
For me one of the huge benefits of using digital sewing patterns over their paper counterparts is space. I can keep as many digital patterns as I like on a tiny hard drive taking up hardly any space in my sewing room. My traditional paper sewing patterns have to squeeze into a box on a shelf. I don’t feel guilty keeping that digital pattern that I’ll probably never find the time to use because it doesn’t take up any resources in my home. That paper dress pattern on the other hand – that has to justify the space it takes up.
Sewing Fabric
I picked up this gorgeous French terry fabric from my local fabric shop. Unfortunately it was in their closing down sale so yay I got a bargain but booo no more local fabric shop. I say this all the time but please, if you’re lucky enough to still have a local craft shop and you want to keep having them, spend your money with them or they won’t be around for much longer.
I’m making the most of the premium fabric by pairing it with some cheap plain black ribbing from my fabric stash. I’m using the ribbing for the cuffs and waistband.
Sewing Thread
I use Coats Moon Thread for all of my sewing projects. It’s a fantastic all rounder great for machine sewing, hand sewing, quilting and top stitching. Best of all it’s fantastic value. I use it for literally everything!
I decided to skip the contrasting thread of top stitching and instead went with a dark grey thread.
Sewing Techniques
I used a twin needle for the topstitching. It creates two perfectly parallel lines of stitching, just like you see on a lot of commercial garments. It makes such a professional looking finish for virtually no extra effort. You just need an extra reel of thread for the second needle. Easy peasy and such a great feature.
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A Little Bit About Me . . .
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