Hazelwood Hoodie with a Panel

Pattern - Love Notions' Hazelwood Hoodie
Skill Level - Confident Beginner
Fabric - l'oiseau fabrics - Enchanted Forest digital panel
Skills - pattern hacking, gathering, pattern placement

Every now and then an amazing panel comes along and anyone who knows me will tell you I just can't resist panels!  l'oiseau fabrics brought in 4 incredible digital panels from Stenzo Textiles in the Netherlands.  After checking them out, my grandchildren got to pick their favourites and my granddaughter picked Enchanted Forest.  Click on any of the pictures to see them in more detail.

I knew I needed a pattern with enough width to show off all the detail of the panel and the Hazelwood Hoodie with its gathering in front and back promised to fulfill the need.  First I would need to test it as I hadn't made this pattern before.  The Hazelwood Hoodie has a high/low hem and I would need an even hem for the panel.  This was an easy task - I taped paper to the bottom of the front piece and transferred the hem from the back to it so front and back hems were identical.

The pattern is quick and easy.  In to time at all, I had a hooded tunic top that my granddaughter loves!

Now for the main event!  I taped more paper to the front and back pieces and added 5" to the front of the tunic and then traced that hem on the back.  Easy peasy!

The hard part in this whole exercise was making the most of the amazing panel.

There are so many wonderful pieces to this panel, that it was hard to choose, but I finally made my choices.  And I was still left with a number of scraps big enough to use for something else!

Once again, sewing went quickly.  The actual sewing time was probably no more than an hour or two.  I especially love the back.  The Hazelwood Hoodie has a back yoke and I was able to use a scrap that fit in perfectly!

The Hazelwood Hoodie is a Love Notions pattern that has been around for a while and definitely needs more attention.  It's sized from 2T to 14 and my granddaughter loves it both in tunic and dress length.  It's easy and quick to sew, giving impressive results.  You can click on my affiliate link below to get the pattern yourself if you don't already have it!  This is a pattern well worth having in your collection.

Love Notions Hazelwood Hoodie