CREATING COLOR BLOCK SWEATSHIRTS AND ADDING POCKETS

For a while now my bucket list has included redoing sweatshirts by adding pockets, making them v necks and combining shirts to create color block shirts. I finally accomplished that yesterday and it was rather easy peasy. I prefer to wear v necks but they are hard to find in a sweatshirt. The ribbing around the neckline was removed and because I didn't want the fabric to stretch a line of staystitching about 1/2" from the edge was done all around the neckline. The staystitch line was used to turn the raw edge under and stitched down and ,voila, I had my v neck sweatshirts. To create more interesting color block shirts, shirts were laid together and cut diagonally. Tops and bottoms were mix and matched and sewn together and the pockets sewn on.

Scraps of fleece from previous projects were used to make pockets for the sweatshirts. The pocket of a hooded sweatshirt was used as a guide to cut the kangaroo pockets.To make things a little clearer than mud, this video may help. It has been a while since I've done any writing or videos. This project has been quite a while in planning.\