One night when I was going to yoga class, it was a rainy night and in the parking lot, I almost ran over a woman because I couldn't see her! This got me thinking about how I could make my own work-out jacket more visible at night. I had purchased a pack of pink reflective tape a couple of years ago when Hancock fabrics was going out of business. It included three widths of tape that you just iron on. I couldn't decide which width I liked best, so I used all three! I added some of the wide width on the back, medium width on the sleeve seam and thin width at the front yoke. I think that it really made the jacket a lot more interesting as well as making it safer to walk at night! I made an entire set of workout wear to go with the jacket as well. For my jacket, I used Butterick 6386 for the pattern. For the leggings, I used Simplicity 8212. All of my fabrics came from Fabric Mart. I only used the printed knit to ...
Ann's Sewing Experiments