Greenstyle Jogger Sew Along – Day 1 – Let’s Get Started

Welcome to the Greenstyle Fall 2019 Jogger Sew Along!! We are sewing the Brassies and/or the Iron Joggers this week and getting ready for the cozy weather ahead.

I am so glad you have joined me, and I hope you make some joggers you or someone you love will enjoy. If you haven’t already grabbed your pattern(s), use the code JoggerSAL for 25% off the Iron Joggers* and/or the Brassies Joggers* patterns through the 19th. Also, today is the last day to use the 10% off coupon for fabric from our sponsor The Styled Magnolia using the code GSOCTSEW.

Schedule

Here is a quick schedule for this week:

Day 0 – Supplies and Prize Info 

Day 1 – YOU ARE HERE – Getting Started, Cut Fabric!

Day 2 – Sew all the pockets!

Day 3 – Sew the main body – inseam, rise, and outseam

Day 4 – Add the waistband and sew cuffs or hem

Day 5 – Catch up or make another pair and show off your work!

Let’s Get Started

Today’s task is to decide which options you want to make, print your pattern, cut out the pattern pieces,  and cut out your fabric. You can find today’s YouTube video HERE. 

Today’s video will show you how I remove for height and how I grade my pattern for thighs and calves. I also talk about fabric choice and briefly talk about styling joggers. I am using the Brassie joggers in my video, but the exact same would apply to the Iron Joggers. I also briefly talk about pattern options and the difference in the Brassie and the Iron joggers pattern in this video.

I do not cover making fit adjustments in today’s video. For fit adjustments, see p. 14 in the Brassie joggers pattern or p.16 in the Iron Joggers pattern. For more reference, I have found this guide and this guide helpful. If you have questions about anything that is not covered, feel free to send me a message or comment on my post today in the Greenstyle group, and I would love to try to help you!

Pattern Options

The Brassie joggers have three different rises: low, mid, and high. I used the midrise in the joggers that I made. If  you want to see a comparison of each rise on the same person, Melanie wrote a very helpful comparison post HERE. The Iron Joggers have one rise that sits at the low waist.

The Brassie joggers were updated this May to include the option of the additional high rise. The pattern also was updated to include more room in the thigh and slimmer calves. Having the slimmer calf means that you will need to pay extra attention to how your calf measurement compares to the pattern so that it is not too fitted in that area for your particular shape.

As far as inseam options, the Brassies have the option of short or long length shorts, capri, 30 inch inseam with or without cuffs, and a 32 inch inseam without cuffs. The Iron Joggers have 5, 7, 9, 11 inch inseam shorts,  capri, 30 inch inseam with cuffs, and 30, 32, or 34 inch inseam without cuffs..

Fit

The Iron joggers have a looser fit through the legs and are based on a size chart for a male figure. This means that if you are curvier that the Brassie joggers may be a better fit for you.

My husband is wearing the Iron joggers in this photo, and I am wearing the Brassies (with the calf graded out). I used the same fabric (in different colors) so you can see how different the two patterns intended fit are.

Deciding on Size

For my pants, I used my hip size to determine my starting point for what size to print for my pants. I used my waist measurement (measured at the natural waist) to decide which size to make for my waist measurement. For my thighs and calves, I graded based on comparing the largest part of my thigh and calf and comparing it to the pattern.

For my husband, I used his hip measurement (42 inches) and chose a size XL for his pants. His low waist, which is where the pants are intended to sit, is a 41.5, though. So, I used the 2XL waistband, and cut the 2 inch waist elastic at 40.5.

For my daughter’s pants, I used her full hip measurement to select her size. I removed length throughout the pattern since she is 10 and much shorter than the pattern is drafted for!

Thanks for stopping by today! Check back in tomorrow because tomorrow we get to start sewing!

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XO