It’s day four and today’s the day we tackle the tough part of this hoodie: the hood. Even though I’ve made this hoodie 4 times before, I always felt like I was attaching the hood incorrectly. The first thing I did when I got the English version of this book was to flip to the directions for the hood. Sadly, they were no clearer in English than in Japanese (which I don’t know). Well, after looking much more closely, I realized there was a typo:
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It’s DAY THREE of the happy homemade sew-along. Head over to Cherie’s blog to see how to sew your hoodie together. As an added bonus, she shows you how to line the hood!
See the rest of the sew-along posts here:
Announcing . . .
Where to buy the book
Hoodie Inspiration
Mixing it Up
Fabrics
What you’ll need
Schedule and Sew-along Prize
Day One
Day Two
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Welcome to day two of the Happy Homemade Sew-along! Yesterday, Cherie showed you how to trace the hoodie pattern and add seam allowances. Today we’re going to cut out the fabric and do a little prep before we sew. Ready?
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Yay! The first day of the Happy Homemade Sew-along is finally here! Hop on over to Cherie’s blog to get started. She’ll show you how to trace the pattern and add seam allowances.
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Next week is the Happy Homemade Sew-along! You bought the book, you picked out the fabric, laid out all your other supplies neatly, and now you are just waiting for Cherie and I to tell you to start. Well, probably not. More likely that you’ll run to the library this weekend to get the book and grab some fabric from your stash that is good enough. Either way, the sew-along starts Monday! We have a schedule and everything:
Happy Homemade Sew-along: June 16-20
Monday: Trace pattern pieces and add seam allowance
Tuesday: Cut out fabric and prepare
Wednesday: Sew sleeves and hood
Thursday: Attach hood
Friday: Finish up!
Cherie is going to do Mon, Wed, Fri and I will do Tues and Thurs. Stop by either blog each day and we’ll tell you where to find all the information you need! But you don’t need to do exactly what we do everyday. You can sew the hoodie at your own pace. If you are participating be sure to posts some in-progress shots on Instagram and tag them #happyhomemadesewalong. You can add them to the flickr group too!
Sharing your finished hoodie:
If you’d want your pictures included in our round-up or entered into our sew-along prize giveaway, make sure to add your photos to the flickr group by the end of the day, Monday, June 23. That way you have the weekend to finish up and photograph your hoodie! Please only upload photos that you are comfortable with us sharing on our blogs. Now let’s talk about the awesome prize package!!
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