I really loved the look of the Stanton Hoodie Dress when I saw it. Since first seeing it, I’ve seen other hoodie dresses, but I don’t think they’re as nice.
I had this gorgeous cotton fleece I bought a few years ago from Fabricville. I’d been saving it to make a warm winter dress, and I knew I wanted it for my Stanton.
I love this material!
I think this makes a lovely Stanton hoodie dress too. I decided for this one (I have others planned already) that I wanted it all one color with a pop of color for the lining.
I actually didn’t have enough fabric to make the hood lining and the pocket lining the same color. I was using up some scraps. But seeing as the pocked will be laying flat most of the time, we’ll be the only ones who know.
As you can see here. The lining on the pocket really doesn’t show, so no one will notice those two different lining colors.
I love this material for this and I decided to use it for the cuffs and hem instead of ribbing.
Here’s one cuff:
And here’s the hem:
I’m very happy with how my Stanton turned out. It’s going to be wonderful on those really cold -30C winter days! Well, actually, I don’t go out much on those days. It’ll be lovely on the -20C days. (smile)
My DIL Em came over to take a few pictures of me wearing my Stanton. She loves it. She’s planning on getting material for her, and dropping hints that her mom would love it too!
Happy creating!
It was an easy project. Just cut out the panel, cut out a backing, and cut out the layer of batting.
We don’t have our tree set up yet, but I did have this little tree so I could take a quick photo and show all of you just how pretty this panel is when sewn up.
I found a cute mistletoe fabric for the back.
I love all these motifs. It’s called Christmas Spendor by Color Principle for Henry Glass.
I’ve found a matching table runner from the same collection. That will be my next Christmas project.
I didn’t add ribbon this time, but have in the past.
Just add equal folds towards the center and sew them in place. Then narrow the top of the facecloth for the hood by sewing from the side where the folded facecloth meets up towards the top at a bit of an angle. Lastly, sew the hood to the body of the towel.
I’ve heard from parent who were still using this for the four and five year old children because it was so warm.
Sewing these smaller sizes I learned that, yes, you can make a bra in a couple of hours. It was a new experience for me.
Now, I love beige, but not this pink. I know many who do love it, including Em. She grabbed this kit right away.
It’s interesting to see, my mannequin is larger than a size 2.75. This barely fits her. 
Em’s all taken care of for the time being. Next I need to sew some dog boots before the snow comes, and then I have a couple of Josey II bras waiting to be sewn and a new bra cup fabric too.