Sewing Machine Sweatshirt

 

Finished sewing machine sweatshirt

     I made another sweatshirt for myself for when I am on a quilt retreat, either away or a stay at home one.  I started with a sweatshirt from JoAnn Fabrics.  The design on the front is from Designs by JuJu.  I like that it is a nice open design and doesn't overwhelm the sweatshirt.

     I wanted to add something more to it, so I used the free side design of scissors.  I bought some HTV for the handles on Amazon and the silver vinyl at a quilt store.  

Hooped

     I hooped the sweatshirt with sticky paper and pins for the side designs.  I found it a little hard to get the shirt to lay flat.  When I did the second one, I cut the ribbing so it could spread out flatter.  The HTV for the handles did not work well, it got perforated by the stitches and pulled away from the stitching.  For the second scissors design, I used black flannel instead.

HTV handle scissors

Flannel handle scissors

     The side seam designs are a little tricky to do since you need to cut away the ribbing and part of the sweatshirt, not easy fabric to cut through.  The other problem I have, is that when I wear a sweatshirt like this, I usually turn the ribbing up, not stretch it over my hips.  The side seam designs don't open the bottom enough for it to lay nice over my hips.  So I either turn up the ribbing and you don't see the designs or it is stretched over my hips and doesn't feel comfortable.  Oh well, live and learn.

Embroidery detail