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The JamCat Fleece Project – Attaching the Fronts to the Back

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HI!  This is going to be a quick post as I only took a couple of pictures, and really only one of the jacket since the right side of the jacket is basicly the same as the left with one exception…I added a horizontal zippered chest pocket. The pocket was sewn EXACTLY the same as… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Attaching the Fronts to the Back

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Upper Chest Zipper Pocket and Attaching the Lower Front

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Hey Again! Last night I put together the Left Upper Front including the zippered pocket.  The changes I have made to the Kwik Sew pattern are the width of the pocket and the lowering of the top-stitching line that runs across the front. Here’s the Upper Chest pocket on the Denali… The width of this… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Upper Chest Zipper Pocket and Attaching the Lower Front

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Back Yoke

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Hi Everyone! Well I spent a few moments trying to get my serger running so it would go through the fleece but I kept having problems with the 3rd thread of my 4thread set-up.  Don’t know why? I put together the Back Yoke and then attached it to the Back body… I basted the fleece… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Back Yoke

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Designing the Gusset for the Sleeve

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Hi Again!  Welcome back for part 5 of this Fleece Jacket project! How many parts will there be you ask?  Well, in case you are new here, when I’m blogging a new project, I blog as I sew  and I try to blog the project in a tutorial kind of way so if ever I… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Designing the Gusset for the Sleeve

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Installing the Lower Front Zipper

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Hi Friends, me again… So picking up where I left off yesterday I’m now ready to install the zipper in the Lower Front. The first thing I need to do is mark with chalk the location of the zipper on the right side of the Lower Front fleece. I just drew a line from the… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Installing the Lower Front Zipper

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Drafting the New Lower Front with Zippered Pockets

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I have finished tracing off the pattern pieces and am now ready to re-draft the Lower Front.  This is an easy fix to get what I want.  So are you ready to follow along? Once again, here is my inspiration, the Denali Fleece from The North Face: Design notes: the Denali Fleece front side pockets… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Drafting the New Lower Front with Zippered Pockets

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Friends, This is mostly a maintenance post to install a Bloglovin link on to my blog.  I'm not sure how this is going to show up on your screen until I post so I appologise in advance if something looks funky! ~Cathy <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3370687/sewingforlife?claim=zcjnh478zca">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a>

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The JamCat Fleece Project – Sourcing Supplies and Stealth Reconnaissance Missions

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Hi Friends! Oh!  This project is really getting exciting!  Yesterday I went back to Hancock Fabrics to see about getting more supplies for this project.  It is a little bit of a hike to get to their store but I knew they’d have a few of the things I was looking for…and I have coupons… Continue reading The JamCat Fleece Project – Sourcing Supplies and Stealth Reconnaissance Missions

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The Next Project – The JamCat (North Face Denali Interpretation) Fleece Jacket

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Hi Everyone! Happy 2012!  I had a lovely vacation and am back home and have taken a few days to ponder what my next project is going to be.  Since it is still fairly chilly out I thought this first project of the year might be a fun adventure to sew a fleece jacket!  Whoo… Continue reading The Next Project – The JamCat (North Face Denali Interpretation) Fleece Jacket