grey Halifax Hoodie

In mid-February, I decided to a bit of sewing. It was the first garment project I’d started since my epic dress project. The sun was shining, the kids were outside playing, and I decided to break out some fabric I bought at the end of 2019 and a pattern I purchased in 2016! Ever since I bought the pattern, I’ve been wanting to make the Halifax Hoodie from Hey June Handmade.

I found this lightweight grey French terry at LA Finch Fabrics, and I absolutely love it. It is super soft and has a wonderful drape. I made view E in size XL with no modifications.

I took my time with this project, adding some topstitching details along the wrapped side seams and along the hem band and cuffs. I ended up playing thread chicken a few times, too!

In the end, I finished it in time for an early March spring break trip to the beach. It was absolutely the perfect thing to wear when it was windy or cool in the evening.

Husband was my persistent and patient photographer on this day at the beach. It was so windy! It was kind of challenging to get photos that showed the sweatshirt at its best (rather than poofed out like a full sail!). It got pretty silly… and of course there are always the shells to distract me…

I’ve been wearing this sweatshirt on repeat ever since… And I have my eye out for the perfect fabric to make another one (or more!).