Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Activewear Contest 2015

2015 Activewear

I can't think of a better way to kick off the New Year than sewing for the Pattern Review Activewear Contest.
I decided to sew a complete outfit consisting of a hoodie, a top and pants. Boring, you say? Wait till you see the hoodie.

It's asymmetrical!

Now check out the top.
It's reversible front to back!

Take a closer look at the fabric.

How cool is that? It's the map of the Middle Earth. It is a performance knit fabric I ordered from Spoonflower.com. 



Finally the pants.
Okay it's just two pairs of pants.


I used three patterns for this activewear "wardrobe."

For the hoodie, I used EYMM (Everything Your Mama Made) Asymmetrical Hoodie pattern,
It was my first time using a pattern from this brand and I encountered some minor nuances while sewing it.

 One issue was the illustrations provided in the instructions appeared to be reversed. I double checked, even triple checked, my pattern pieces and the labels on each piece and they just didn't match with what was shown on the instructions. So I just proceeded without referring to the pictures. The only thing is the final product was a mirror image of the sample projects shown on the EYMM website. 






I used rib knit fabric for the band.
But for the sleeve cuffs, I used self-fabric and modified them to have thumb holes.





For the top, I made a variation of a Jalie knit dress pattern. 


By shortening the lower bodice and combining two neck variations, I came up with my two-fer top.




For the bottom I used Jalie 3022 as my base pattern and sewed a regular length yoga pants and a cropped one. This pattern fits like an RTW exercise pants. Even the wide two-pieced waistband is reminiscent of one. 




I'm pretty happy with my New Year new outfit! 




6 comments:

  1. Love your active wear and interesting how you have made the top wearable front to back.

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  2. Wow, this is such a cool ensemble! Very creative and inspiring.

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  3. Fabulous active wear separates. I love the asymmetrical hoodie and especially the print used for the top. It is very versatile too. Rats! I want to vote now but voting doesn't start until tomorrow. Good Luck!

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  4. Thanks Audrey! There are so many wonderful entries I could surely use that luck and of course the vote😊

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