“Stylish Sweatjackets” offers many fine, appealing projects. - 03/15/2010
Reviewer: James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief from Oregon, WI, USA
“Stylish Sweatjackets” by Fran Morgan, tells how to change a plain sweatshirt into a stylish garment, presenting some 10 stunning adult jacket designs along with step-by-step illustrated instructions making the process easy. From designer looks to assuring a good fit from each pattern, STYLISH SWEATJACKETS offers many fine, appealing projects. --James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, The Midwest Book Review, The Needlecraft Shelf, March 2010.
Create something practical and add some zest to a plain sweatshirt! - 01/06/2010
Reviewer: Fabric Trends Magazine from USA
Turn a simple sweatshirt into wearable art with "Stylish Sweatjackets." Designer and author Fran Morgan makes designing jackets easy, fun, and best of all, economical! The 10 projects in this book involve lessons in sweatshirt preparation, edge-finishing tips, and techniques for sewing with knit fabric. Learn how simple it is to make clinched waists, pleated side seams, cuffs, collars, shoulder pleats, frog closures, V-necks, and more--each focusing on just the right fit for you. With the "jacket" part already made, the exciting step is in the designing. Here are some great reasons to include this book in your library:
1. Recycle an old sweatshirt.
2. Sweatjackets are fashionable, comfortable, and tailored for just the right fit.
3. Each project teaches a new technique, with clear step-by-step directions, diagrams, and photos.
4. No special sewing machine and attachments are needed.
5. Sweatjackets can be worn almost any time of year.
6 Sweatjackets make great gifts.
Fabric Trends Magazine, Winter 2010, page 90
Stylish Sweatshirts - 09/03/2009
Reviewer: BA from Canada
A disappointing book. The Sweatshirt on the cover suggests innovation....the book does not deliver.
