Verona — Women’s Jumpsuit – sewing tutorial

Verona

A hooded jumpsuit with a front zipper, zippered pockets, a drawstring hood and cuffs on the sleeves and legs, sewn from a warm, dense jersey. Five sizes, thirty steps.

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XS–XL Sizes included

1.58–1.86 m Main fabric, by size

13 Pattern pieces

30 Steps to sew it

A hooded jumpsuit with zippered pockets

Verona is a hooded jumpsuit that closes with a zipper down the front. The hood is lined and has a drawstring cord threaded through two eyelets, and the sleeves and legs end in cuffs.

The front has zippered pockets, and a gusset is set into the crotch seam. The sample was sewn from a warm, dense jersey. The pattern comes in five sizes, XS to XL (EU 36 to 44).

What you'll need

Recommended fabrics

• A warm, dense jersey, as in the sample, or any tight knit
• Any thin jersey for the hood lining
• Kashkorse or ribbing for the cuffs

Supplies

• Main fabric
• Lining fabric for the hood
• Cuff fabric
• Eyelets, 2 pcs.
• Zipper 60 cm (23.6 in)
• Zipper 16 cm (6.3 in), 2 pcs.
• Cord for the hood

Fabric consumption by size (cm / in), main fabric width 180 cm (70.9 in)

Pattern pieces names

Layout of parts on fabric

Main fabric, smallest and largest size. Layout length: 1.58 m (62.2 in) for XS, 1.86 m (73.2 in) for XL.

Main fabricLayout width 1.8 m (70.9 in)

Size XS (36)

Size XL (44)

Description of tailoring

30 steps in six stages, from the hood to the zipper.

Hood

1. 1

   The hood. Pin the hood details along the curved edge with the right sides together. Stitch it. Press.

2. 2

   In the same way, sew the details of the hood from the lining fabric.

3. 3

   Iron interfacing to the wrong side of the hood to the place of the eyelets. Install 2 eyelets on the hood by presser machine or make 2 loops by sewing machine.

4. 4

   Pin the hood and the hood lining with the right sides together. Stitch. Turn inside out and press.

5. 5

   Stitch along the curved edge on the face (right) side, making the casing to the cord. Thread the cord.

Zippered pockets

1. 6

   Iron the fusible interfacing to the wrong side of the pocket facing pieces (cut it from the main fabric 2 cm bigger than pocket frame) and piece of interfacing to the wrong side of pocket opening on the bodice.

2. 7

   Make markings of the pocket frame on the bodice right side and on the pocket facing wrong side with tailor’s chalk. Match the markings together with the right sides. Pin it.

3. 8

   Sew pocket facing to the bodice along the marking lines.

4. 9

   Mark the cut lines of the entrance to the pocket. Draw a line in the middle of the pocket frame 1.5 cm short of the edge. Then draw lines to the corners of the frame. Cut diagonally to the corners. Turn to the wrong side. Make a frame and baste it. Press.

5. 10

   Pin the zipper with the right side to the frame wrong side. Baste it. Sew 0.5 cm (0.2 in) from the edge.

6. 11

   Pin the pocket pieces to the zipper allowances. Please, do not confuse the pocket details: outer pocket piece to the bodice wrong sides together. Place inner pocket piece to outer pocket piece right sides together. Sew in place.

7. 12

   Pin the pocket pieces with the right sides and stitch them together.

8. 13

   Press the pocket pieces.

Body, gusset and sleeves

1. 14

   Assembling. Pin the back details together with the right sides along the center seam. Stitch.

2. 15

   Pin the front details together with the right sides along the crotch (from zipper mark to inseam). Stitch it using sewing machine. Press allowances aside.

3. 16

   Pin the front and the back at the shoulder seams with the right sides together. Stitch and press allowances to the back.

4. 17

   Pin the sleeve into the open armhole, right sides together, matching the notches. Sew in and press.

5. 18

   Fold and pin the sleeve in half with the right sides together, pin the Front and the Back along the side edge, right sides together. Stitch it all at once. Press.

6. 19

   Pin the gusset to the open section of the Back pant leg inseam with the right sides together, matching the notches. Sew in place.

7. 20

   Pin the Pant legs along the inseam with the right sides together. Matching the notches, pin the Gusset to the front crotch seam. Stitch it. Press.

Cuffs

1. 21

   Cuffs. Fold the cuff in half with the right side together. Pin it. Stitch along the short edge. Press.

2. 22

   Fold the cuff in half with the wrong side together. The sleeve is inside out. Insert the cuffs into the sleeve. Pin it and stitch it gently stretching. Press the allowances to the sleeve.

3. 23

   Similarly, stitch the cuff to the hem legs.

Front facings and zipper

1. 24

   Pin the neckline facing to the front facings with the right sides together. Stitch it and press allowances towards the neckline facing. Use serger to finish the outer edge of the neckline and front facings together.

2. 25

   Pin one side of the zipper to the front with the right sides together. Pin the right side of the front facing to the wrong side of the zipper. Stitch it.

3. 26

   Zip up and pin another side of the zipper to the front. Make sure the neckline is similar. Unzip and pin the front facing to the zipper. Baste it if necessary. Stitch it.

4. 27

   Cut the zipper. Pin the hem of the front facings and stitch it. Fold the hem of the facing around zipper and stitch.

Attaching the hood and finishing

1. 28

   Pin the hood to the neckline with the right sides together. Pin the neckline facing to the hood lining. Stitch it all together using sewing machine.

2. 29

   Using hand stitch, fix the neckline facing to the back. The same way fix the pockets to the front facing.

3. 30

   Topstitch the zipper.

Finishing Your jumpsuit is ready!

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