Birthday Coco Jumper

One of my latest handmade gifts is this Tilly and the Buttons Coco jumper that I made for my Grandma's birthday. The Coco pattern is definitely one of my most used, and when I decided that I wanted to sew my Grandma a garment for her birthday I knew that this would be the perfect pattern. I've lost count of the number of Coco tops I've made, but among my Coco's there are my stripy dress, my pineapple top and my stripy top. So it's definitely a pattern that I could probably almost sew with my eyes shut! It's also such a speedy pattern to sew.

The fabric I bought from Fabricland. As always, I was unsure if there would be anything suitable (and the pressure is doubled when its for someone else!) but I think that the fabric I found is pretty good. I enjoy stripe matching (I don't know if that sounds strange?!) as I like spending the time to make a garment perfect. This stripe was different to any other I've matched as it's not consistent, and I almost made the mistake of not buying enough fabric, but added on a bit at the last minute, that I definitely needed. Whenever you give someone something you've made, it's always worrying to know it it they will like it, or in this case if it would fit! It was definitely a successful present though, my Grandma seems to really like it and it's nice to know that she's wearing something I've made her.