The Hunter is a big guy at 6'3" and he needs big clothes, good thing Grandma had a roll of green fleece in the basement! So I made him a big fleecey zipped shirt to wear hunting. He was kind enough to take some pictures in it. These are his hunting moves.
I used Simplicity pattern 4975 for husky boys and big and tall men. That joke won't get old, husky boy Hunter. It was a new experience working with fleece. I found it to be forgiving on one hand but also hard to fix mistakes too. Picking out a section just didn't seem possible with the layers of tiny fibers. Then again the 'bad' stitches get sucked into the fabric so you can't really see them any how.
Sewing for men has a different feel than quilting or even pouch making. It won't be used by me and it's too big to even try on! One nice detail on this is the vintage cuff buttons. Next I will be finishing a button down shirt for Hubby as a belated Christmas gift. Having the experience of this one will help out for next time; like not sewing two left handed sleeves! Ha!
Have you done any man sewing lately?
Cheers,
Kelly
5 comments:
It's obviously boosted his hunting skills already, after all, he found the dog ;o)
It looks brilliant!! I've never sewn anything for a man but I'm thinking you should start a man sewing club :) - I just really like 'man sewing'!!!
It looks great! I think even the dog likes it! The only "man" stuff I sew is when I sew something for my BF. Usually cases of any type or size, pillow cases or doing "pillow surgery". I've never made a men's shirt or anything fancy :)
The shirt came out great. Its sad that there isn't more patterns out there for men. I made my husband a button down shirt and tweaked the pattern a little bit. Also, I will be making him lounge pants (hopefully soon) LOL
I also just sewed our fur baby's coat with fleece and found it to be interesting to sew with, but, will definitely do again. Stopping by from Creative Itch's linky party and your newest follower here and on FB.
Here is what I shared this week: http://craftybrooklynarmywife.blogspot.com/2012/01/hollys-first-coat.html
Years and years ago my mother-in-law intimidated me awfully bad when she would sew Pendleton wool, button-down shirts for my husband. Excellent seamstress she is. So the wool I bought one time when we passed through Pendleton sat in the closet - forever! I still don't have the nerve to give it a whirl. Your Man Coat looks great!
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