My First Jacket

So I made my first jacket this week - in fleece.  The great thing about fleece is that it is extremely forgivable!  It can stretch and be worked over and over again and still looks great when it is complete!  Unfortunately, I don't have a bunch of how-to pics because I was taking the class at JoAnn's.  I promise to make another one soon though and add some step-by-step info along the way.  Here is the price breakdown.  This jacket was pricier to make the first time around due to the fact that I couldn't find patterns on sale.

$12.00 Fleece
$8.00 Pattern
$1.99 Lightweight Interfacing
thread
button (from my button stash)        
$21.99

This jacket can be made extremely inexpensive the next time around because I already have the pattern and fleece is always on sale!

I started out with Simplicity Pattern 4032.  I felt that this pattern was extremely easy to use and was great for a first timer!  I made the one in the middle.  I hope to do the first view in corduroy soon!

And this is what it looked like when it was complete.  Again, sorry for the lack of pictures...but I worked on something else this week...maybe I will post it soon!

Easy Pocket Scarf

This project is great and SUPER DUPER easy!  Price and materials breakdown:

Fun Fleece  $3.99/yd (I barely used any of it, so I need to find a new project for the rest)

Thread

Buttons (I already had a stash)          

Total: $3.99

My super cute fabric

First, cut your fleece down to scarf size.  Mine was 60 inches long, while I made Sadie's 48 inches.  

 

Measure the scarf 8 inches wide and cut, cut, cut.

Fold the ends of your scarf into a triangle, both facing down and pin.

Sew, sew, sew.  Leave the top of the triangle open, as this is your pocket.

My awesome yellow thread

Add on some funky buttons for fun.

Is anyone else as excited about winter as I am???