I made Jimmy just under a year ago, using scuba material that had a lot of body. (See it here.)
I found it oddly useless. Not warm enough to be a warm layer, but long sleeved and thus not a great lightweight layer. It's certainly pretty...
However this Jimmy was cut out before that. It was from 2017 and I was so excited about it at the time. The fabric is Atelier Brunette and it was eye-wateringly expensive here in New Zealand. I did a practice version from merino, never managed to photograph it - for that I did the version with the hem band. It was overall too big and floppy, so I sized down to a 34. Now of course I know the 34 fit from my scuba version.
I think the fit is good and sewing was fine despite not having marked the pleats - I had to pull out the pattern pieces and mark them now. I do love the idea of the 2 part sleeves. However I don't really like the shape on me. It's too fitted and then too loose. I want either fitted or loose, not half of each! I find it funny that I foresaw this with the scuba, noting that sweatshirting might not create the best fit.
It's cute and luckily I know a skinny teenager so I'm donating it on. I have the tiniest bit of the fantastic fabric, maybe enough for the bands on a pair of Hudson pants. Oh well, I guess there will always be more great fabric in life.
I found it oddly useless. Not warm enough to be a warm layer, but long sleeved and thus not a great lightweight layer. It's certainly pretty...
However this Jimmy was cut out before that. It was from 2017 and I was so excited about it at the time. The fabric is Atelier Brunette and it was eye-wateringly expensive here in New Zealand. I did a practice version from merino, never managed to photograph it - for that I did the version with the hem band. It was overall too big and floppy, so I sized down to a 34. Now of course I know the 34 fit from my scuba version.
I think the fit is good and sewing was fine despite not having marked the pleats - I had to pull out the pattern pieces and mark them now. I do love the idea of the 2 part sleeves. However I don't really like the shape on me. It's too fitted and then too loose. I want either fitted or loose, not half of each! I find it funny that I foresaw this with the scuba, noting that sweatshirting might not create the best fit.
It's cute and luckily I know a skinny teenager so I'm donating it on. I have the tiniest bit of the fantastic fabric, maybe enough for the bands on a pair of Hudson pants. Oh well, I guess there will always be more great fabric in life.
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