A comfy, cosy Grainline Studio Linden sweatshirt
Autumn has arrived! And so have the warm comfy clothes thankfully 🙂
I have been excited to stitch up this sweater ever since I bought the fabric on my spending spree at The Handmade Fair on 19th September. It is a super soft quilt effect jersey from Fabric Godmother. I had already spied the pattern for this some time before – so immediately rushed to buy the PDF pattern from Grainline Studio.
This was my second PDF pattern ever used, and have to say – I am a convert! I used to think that I would never veer away from paper patterns. But it was just so easy to print, sellotape together and chop up. I usually tend to trace all of my paper patterns, so I can keep them in perfect condition for using in the future. But this didn’t matter with the PDF! I have it saved on my Google Drive too – so I can access again whenever I want to. I will absolutely be using PDF patterns much more in the future!
And talking about first times, this was my first ever Grainline Studio pattern. And I have to say what a beaut it was to sew up! The design of the pattern itself is very simple, and so I would definitely recommend for those relatively new to sewing.
I’m beginning to get more confident with sewing jersey too. I have also made a Tilly & The Buttons Agnes top which is waiting to be blogged – I just need to find a skirt to match it first.
I used the overlocker for a lot of the stitching – but by no means do you need an overlocker for this pattern. You can just as easily use a regular sewing machine with a zig zag or stretch stitch. I did also make use of a walking foot too, which seemed to help.
The ribbing (from Backstitch) was a dream to sew on – and I always love how it perfectly finishes a garment, and comes out looking really professional. This was my second outing with ribbing – I first used this on my quilted Liberty print Rigel bomber.
And with the design of this sweatshirt being so simple, it was easy to knock it up in just a couple of hours. Magic!
I will definitely be making some more Linden sweatshirts for the Autumn and Winter. And I can’t wait to try the short sleeved version too.
Hope you all like this – and stay warm people!
xxx
Pattern: Linden by Grainline Studio
Fabric: Quilt effect jersey from Fabric Godmother & ribbing from Backstitch
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