Ellen's Sewing Passion

This is a pattern I found in a Patrones Magazine. I have made it once before in jersey fabric, but this time I found a crinkle fabric texture in my stash that I wanted to try. Therefore I have to use a zipper at the back. All the parts are cut. The front had a lot of pleats at the front neck. The invisible zipper is stitched in place and then the collar. The sleeve are gathered at the hem before stitching the lower part toghether. The sleeve is also gathered at the shoulders, and then stitched to the top. I'm happy with the outcome!  Patrones pattern #18 / 290

  I bought some nice quilted sweatshirt fabric and thought it would be nice for a sweater. I found a BurdaStyle pattern from 2022 that I wanted to try. I like esesially the wide sleeves. At first, I stitched the zipper at the back, and stitched the panels together.  I shorten the zipper as you can see on the picture. The shoulder seams are stitched, and the facing around the neck. Then I made the cuffs and gathered the sleeve hem to the same wide. Then I stitched the cuffs in a double layer for the sleeve hem. The side seams are stitched, and the sleeves are attatched. The sweater was a great match for my dress that is made of the same fabric. The shoulders are very low for the sweater. BurdaStyle 11/2022