Sweatshirt Jacket Workshop
Instructor: Ann Czompo
This is a 2 day class. Price of workshop includes both days and the pattern.
“Sweatshirt fun for everyone! Turn a sweatshirt into a stunning vest, jacket, or pullover in your choice of colors and prints. Repurpose a favorite sweatshirt with pretty fabric scraps! Learn Gail’s sew and shrink, raw-edge patchwork technique. Don’t pre-shrink your fabric or sweatshirt - washing and during frays the patches and creates wonderful texture. You’ll be amazed at how your sweatshirt gets transformed in the process!” -Gail Abeloe of Brookshire Design Studio
Supplies for this project:
Pattern: I Can’t Believe It’s A Sweatshirt!, designed by Gail Abeloe. #07753 - The price of the workshop includes the purchase of the pattern.
Sweatshirt - Select a sweatshirt with set-in sleeves, a size or two larger than you would normally wear. If you are tall you might want to get a man’s sweatshirt which will likely be longer in the body and sleeves.
Sewing machine (with cord, foot pedal, bobbins, manual, presser feet, and 1/4” foot or preferred way to create a 1/4” seam allowance). Lubricating the machine and a new needle (12/80 or 14/90 microtex, sharp, or topstitch. Because you are sewing on a knit, a stretch needle 14/90 might be useful if stitching is uneven or skipping stitches) recommended.
Rulers & Mat: Recommend 18” x 24” mat minimum with guide or lines marked on the mat, and 6” x 24” ruler. Rotary cutter with new blade.
General: scissors, seam ripper, lots of regular pins, 3-4 spools of thread matching the sweatshirt.
Fabric:
8 Fat Quarters (18” x 22”) or 1/4 yards of different fabrics (color, texture, scale of design). Coordinated bundles are great. Or go crazy and use a variety of scraps.
1 yard fabric for binding, if you wish to do that. You can also sew the ribbing back onto the sweatshirt neck and sleeve cuffs.
DO NOT PRE-WASH THE SWEATSHIRT OR FABRIC! The texture of the jacket comes after the fabrics are sown to the sweatshirt, and it is machine washed and dried.
As always we encourage you to shop your stash! However, if you would need/want something for class, you will get a 15% discount at the shop for any class supplies!
Cost: $75