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doubling up on fleece for warmth ? Sew cape with 2 layers of fleece?
Nancy Mac   Advanced Beginner MI USA Member since 10/31/06 Posts: 25	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 8:40 AM I am making a Fleece cape for my grandaughter to wear over her Christmas dress. Because it's getting cold, I was wondering if I could make the cape twice and sew together for added warmth. Then all the seams would be inside. I could pull it through the neck opening prior to attaching the collar. Do you think it would wear OK?
Tishie USA Member since 4/7/08 Posts: 426	Login to reply to this post In reply to Nancy Mac Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:04 AM Depending on the pattern I don't know why not. I made this snuglet with a double layer of fleece. This was a very easy and basic pattern to follow. I made to identical snuglets, stitched them right sides together leaving part of the side seam open for turning inside out (right sides out). Then topstitched around the entire snuglet closing the opening left for turning. I hemmed the sleeves together and tacked the armholes at the top and bottom of the sleeves so they wouldn't shift or twist. So yes I think your idea is doable!
RJFoote Advanced Beginner OH USA Member since 8/22/06 Posts: 456	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:29 AM If she will be wearing it outdoors you may want to line the inside with a different material instead. I've found fleece can be quite cold outside if unlined as the wind seems to blow through it.
Nancy Mac   Advanced Beginner MI USA Member since 10/31/06 Posts: 25	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:31 AM Tishie - Cute snuglet!. Yours seems to be nice and plush. The pattern is an easy one, so I think that I will try it. Thanks for the encouragement! ~ Nancy ~
kkkkaty   Intermediate UT USA Member since 12/7/05 Posts: 2256	Login to reply to this post In reply to RJFoote Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:33 AM that seems like good advice, perhaps a nice, cozy flannel? It you cut the flannel (or whatever you use) about a quarter of an inch smaller, all the way around, when you sew the halves together, the outer edge will roll a tiny bit inwards (that 1/4 inch), so no or less liningshowing from the outside ------ Viking Lily 545 Viking Ruby Bernina Activa 210 Brother 1034d
Nancy Mac   Advanced Beginner MI USA Member since 10/31/06 Posts: 25	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:33 AM RJFoote - What do you suggest for a lining? It will be worn outside. Would you still put two layers of Fleece? Or just the lining?
NancyDaQ Advanced NM USA Member since 1/12/02 Posts: 3838	Login to reply to this post In reply to kkkkaty Like this post Date: 12/9/09 9:35 AM I'm not sure if flannel would be wind resistant? ------ Now blogging at http://sewwest.blogspot.com
mamaore Beginner ON CANADA Member since 7/27/09 Posts: 191	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 10:16 AM So what other faric would work as wind resistant and warm lining.. I would like to know as well. ------ Beginner
Margasweet   Advanced Beginner IL USA Member since 2/15/05 Posts: 731	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 10:52 AM With the caveat that I haven't actually done this yet, here's my proposal: Still use the double layers of fleece, but sandwich in between them some ripstop nylon or a specialty coat lining. If you want to make the cape from stash, anything that's very tightly woven...maybe a microfiber... and since it won't be seen, you could use up some of the "what was I thinking" purchases. Good luck, and please let us know what you decide to do and how well it works. I've got some similar projects in mind and would appreciate your experience. Marguerite PS you will make the cape quite long, right? A capelet, no matter how it's lined, will be awfully cold outside. I've got a fake fur coat that's almost ankle length, and it's by far the warmest coat I've got in part because it's so long that even my legs are protected. -- Edited on 12/9/09 11:17 AM -- ------ 2007 fabric in: 7 1/2 yards; sewn: 7 yds 2008 fabric in, 23 yards; sewn 20 yds; given away 6 yds 2009 fabric in 41 1/4 yds, sewn 29 yds, given away 22 1/2 yds 2010 fabric in 91 1/2 yds, sewn 27 yds, given away 1 1/2 yds; 2011 fabric in: 55 yd.; sewn: 21 yd; given away: 20 yd 2012 fabric in: 60 1/4 yd., sewn 25 1/4 yds, given away 16 yds, thrown away 3 yds scraps 2012 UFOs completed: 7 2013 fabric in: 23 yds 2013 fabric sewn: 15.7 yds. 2013 fabric given away: 5 1/2 yd.s 2013 projects completed: shower curtain liner (4 yd), travel chess board (1 yd), drapey vest (1.7 yd), soft wash cloths (1 yd), 3 composition journal covers (1 yd), princess-seamed tank top (1 yd) 2013 projects started: M6074 maxi, M6704 tank dress, M6559 maxi 2013 UFOs completed: 3 (fleece vest, blue squares lap quilt, linen capris)
Natalie D. Advanced USA Member since 8/31/05 Posts: 773	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 12/9/09 11:18 AM I sewed a double-layer (reversible) fleece coat for my daughter and, frankly, I'll never do it again unless we move to Alaska. She can only wear it in temps below 10 degrees F or so. Otherwise, she just roasts in it. It's far warmer than her down coat and has no lining or interfacing whatever. The wind does not blow through it. Then again, it is dense, high quality polar fleece. Not all fleece is the same. Let us know how your project turns out. ------ "The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted the spoons" Ralph Waldo Emerson

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