Mind the Gap Fleece Jacket: Jalie 2795

寒いから、羽織りものが必要だな、ってことで、先日のオットのフリーストップと同じ布で、私用にフリースジャケットを作りました。これを作れるように余分に布を買っておいたんだな。
型紙はカナダの会社、Jalieの2795番。ここの会社の型紙は、ほとんど補正の必要なく作れるので大好きです。
型紙はフード付きとフード無しがあるんだけど、私はフード無しバージョンを作りました。

腕のとこには前に買ったワッペンもつけてみた。ロンドンの地下鉄のシンボルのワッペンね。スリッパ姿で失礼（爆）

Excuse my slippers :)

Using the same fleece as the Man of the House's birthday half-zip fleece pull-over, I made a fleece jacket for myself.

The pattern is Jalie 2795 zippered jacket. I made the one without a hood.

The fabric is the generic grey polar fleece. It's pretty lofty.

I cut a straight size S. My waist is thicker than S but the side seam was pretty straight so I kept it as is.

First of all, I'm so proud that I made a fleece jacket. I had this pattern for a few years (or more?) and always felt a bit intimidated. But the great English weather gave me an opportunity, or rather a much needed little push, to make it happen. I mean, even the cutting layout looks intimidating with all sorts of pattern pieces. (If you make a hooded version, there are more pieces!)

But the sewing itself was very straight forward since it's not lined or anything. The raglan sleeve is cut into 4 different pieces and the bodice pieces have princess seams, but they are pretty much style lines so no complicated sewing techniques required. Almost like a patchwork.

I wanted to differentiate this jacket from MOTH's pull-over, so as a design detail, I borrowed Jalie's cover photo idea and added an embroidered patch on my sleeve.

It's the London tube symbol, "mind the gap" patch. And to go with it, I used a red zip and a bit of red twill tape to cover the collar seam.

The sleeves are slightly long for me (I'm 5'3"). It's actually a perfect length if I make a thumb hole, but I prefer long sleeves to cover my wrist completely, so I wouldn't alter the sleeve length. What I will change is the bodice length. I don'g like cold draft getting in from the hem, and I just want 2 more inches to cover my tummy/butt to feel warm.

It was so fun to sew together all the small pieces to create this jacket. I actually made it over 2 days from cutting to finishing, so it was uber fast sewing for me. I just wish I could source better fleece inexpensively in England...