New Favorite Halifax

Does every new thing you make suddenly become your new favorite thing? It happens to me almost every time. (I'm excluding my Stubborn Sewist makes, naturally. I don't want to talk about those.) 

Anyhoozle, I sewed another view of the Halifax hoodie pattern last night (finally). I previously played with view E because I love the diagonal side seams. I used some luscious modal French terry from La Finch fabrics, one of the fabrics chosen for February's #letssewthistogether. 

Now, I know it's March, but February is short and I had a bit of a sickness come over me in February. I was bitten by the No Fear New Jeans bug that spread rapidly after being introduced by Closet Case. I'm digressing as per usual.

I sewed 3 different jeans patterns for #nofearnewjeans month (and I had just sewn my first ever pair of jeans, Birkins, in late January) so I'd say I'm over my fear of jeans making. I love my black twill Gingers (left). I'm still kinda unsure about how Morgans (middle) are supposed to fit but I love how easy a button fly is to install. And honestly, I couldn't find my Jamie jeans (right) today, but I think they might be my favorite. (Admittedly, I didn't check the laundry because I didn't want to be guilted into doing any. And while I'm making confessions, the Morgans are pinned at the fly because I'm still waiting for their buttons to arrive from Japan.) It's been a good month! #gingerjeans #morganjeans #jamiejeans All the fabric is from @lafinchfabrics #lafinchfabrics #nosurprisethere #greigewall

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Back to my new favorite Halifax!

I lined the hood and the pockets with a light weight white sweater-y rib.

This made the pockets a bit bulky where the zipper is attached, but I'm still very happy with the overall outcome.

My favorite detail is the twill tape used to finish the zipper. I honestly wasn't expecting this because I'm guilty of not reading through the pattern instructions before starting a project. So it was late last night when I got to the steps for installing the zipper and, well, this was the twill tape I had on hand. I love it. It's details like these that really make making your own clothes rewarding. (One word of caution on this twill tape. It's the first time I've used this particular one in clothing so I can't attest to how it holds up with laundering.)

I would love to get some personalized twill tape to use for future makes. Wanna recommend a vendor (from etsy, for example)?

And I love how it fits! I cut a straight size small after sewing several in size medium and finding them pretty over-sized. (Body measurements- bust 36", hips 40".) I also find that the shoulders are a tad wide for me on Hey June patterns, so I shave 1/2" off the armscye.

I used a two-way jacket zip, because I think they're fun and they add a little bit more bling.

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I think the only other little tweak I'd do for my next one is to make the bottom band one continuous piece instead of having seams at the side seams. And I do plan to make another one immediately. I've got some brushed poly with extra lycra that's very similar in fiber content to a rtw hoodie I received for Christmas.

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