Regular
readers may remember the hoddie I customised for Noah and the great Manscaping
fabric I used. Luckily I had a bit left so I set about making another hoodie,
this time for a gorgeous little boy I know called Bertie.
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| The finished back |
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| The customised pockets |
Now
first things first, Bertie is a bit too long to spell out in appliqué on a tiny
toddler hoodie so I had to have another strategy. Thinking carefully I decided
to find a hoodie that didn’t already have pockets and found a great purple one
with contrasting shoulder patches.
Like
before I made a panel for the back of the hoodie, however for the front I added
two pockets instead. I used Christmas wrapping paper for the patterns as I didn't have any proper pattern paper to hand!
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| Pattern piece for the back panel |
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| Cutting out the pocket pieces |
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| Measuring the back panel |
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| Deciding where to place the pockets |
This was really easy, and since few toddler have lots to carry
around in their day-to-day life it was more a case of making them look good
rather than providing strong storage pockets.
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| Pockets in position |
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| Close up on the pockets |
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| They are fully functioning! |
The
finished result shows how striking contrasting fabrics can be and how a few
customised pieces can bring an ordinary piece of clothing to life! I reinforced all the stitching as I went so that it would withstand the rough and tumble of toddler life.
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