Sewing Sweatshirt #1

 

Finished embroidered sweatshirt

     Just a quick post today.  As the JoAnn Fabric store near me is getting ready to close I decided to get myself a couple of sweatshirts to decorate.  I am hoping to go to quilt retreats again with my friends but in the meantime I will do stay-at-home retreats twice a year.  I wanted something special to wear on those days.  I already have a 'Sew Now, Wine Later' one.

Embroidery detail

     For this hooded one, I chose a design from Embroidery Library.  I did it in the largest size on my sweatshirt.  I liked the openness of the design, it meant it wasn't 'bullet proof' so the shirt maintained it's softness.  I ironed a poly-mesh stabilizer to the inside and then hooped the sweatshirt.  At first I chose the wrong extra large hoop and couldn't figure out how to get the sweatshirt onto the machine.  I realized I needed to use the one that had the clips on the inner hoop and not the outer one.  After that, it was smooth sailing.