I’m so happy to have the option to sew a hood or a collar on one of my all time favourite patterns, the Wildwood Jacket and Vest. I love this design and I love quilted garments so this pattern has always been a winner for me. Now that it has collar and hood options it is even better!
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Today I want to share a version I made using the Wildwood Jacket with the hood expansion. The thing is, I did not quilt this jacket! I wanted to experiment with not quilting this design and instead just layering the fabrics and binding them together.
I have had this teddy fleece in my stash for a bit now and I was unsure about what to do with it. It is really thick and cozy and it has almost no stretch. I knew if I made a fleece pullover I would melt in it, so I thought maybe a jacket would be a better fit. I always feel less hot if I can open up the front of the garment and breathe.
Because this fabric is SO warm, I thought this would be a great winter Wildwood. An extra cozy version of this jacket that I can wear when the temperature drops. I decided to line it in a lightweight flannel to boost the cozy vibes even further. I love how the blue and orange look together!
To make the Wildwood without quilting, I simply cut the pattern pieces to the exact size (instead of cutting them a bit bigger for quilting), and layered them together. I then pinned and serged around all of the edges of every piece. This makes them act as one fabric and it has the added benefit of preventing the teddy fleece from shedding. There is no batting in this jacket, it is plenty thick and warm from the fleece.
I then proceeded to bind the jacket as instructed! Because I serged the edges, the binding was smooth sailing. The thick teddy fleece did make it a bit challenging, but the serging flattened the edge and made it so I always had both fabrics sandwiched together. I used a complimentary orange linen for the binding and it looks gorgeous!
One of the things to look out for when sandwiching two fabrics with no quilting is to try to choose fabrics that perform similarly. For example, If your lining fabric tends to grow/sag at a faster rate than your outer fabric, you can get a strange and lumpy pooling effect at the hem. Thankfully, this did not happen with my fabrics. I think it is in part due to the fact that the fleece and flannel really “stick” to each other.
I am really pleased with how this jacket turned out! It is very warm and it feels like wearing a really cozy fleece blanket. I think the hood is so cute with this longer length of Wildwood!
The expansion pack and the original Wildwood pattern are both on sale this week! Get 25% off using the code WILDWOOD2025. Sale ends February 2, 2025.
Get the Wildwood Collar & Hood Expansion Pack
