Finally, a Zadie Jumpsuit!!!

Has anyone else not made a Zadie?

Judging by the number of reviews of this pattern, hundreds of Zadie jumpsuits have been made up over the last few years and it continues to be a best seller.

This is the Zadie Jumpsuit sewing pattern from Paper Theory Patterns.

I’ve been thinking that I’d love a light weight one for an up-coming holiday but also something glitzy for Christmas. I’ve never made up a jumpsuit so this was new territory!

It is described as a relaxed and easy to wear one piece that comes with the option of wide 3/4 length sleeves or sleeveless with a dropped shoulder. It wraps around the body and fastens with a tie so there is no need for buttons or a zip – making it quick and easy to sew, and quick and easy to get on and off. The legs are cut wide and skim above the ankle. There are deep slant pockets on the front, with small pleats at the waist on the front and back. The neck edge is finished with a bias binding.

I was hoping to make up a wearable playsuit toile but knew this first version may not be perfect.

I also knew that I needed to make the whole thing up completely to check fit. The last thing I wanted to do was stretch out any of those diagonal raw edges if trying it on half way through.

My measurements are 34.5’’ bust, 30’’ waist, 37’’ hip. This put me nearer a size 10. I’m 5 ft 3’’

After much research I sized down to a size 8. I also took 2 inches from the rise in the leg pieces, at the shortened/lengthen pattern line near the hip. I did not touch the upper pattern pieces.

The result was miraculously perfect!!! I wouldn’t change a thing! What luck!

I used a very cheap light weight seersucker fabric from the deadstock bins at Abakhan Mostyn.

It literally feels like wearing nothing!

I twisted the front top panels so the seersucker lines ran more diagonally across my bust. Straight after cutting these pieces out I stay stitched the diagonal raw edges to prevent any stretching out.

I also used spray starch on bias binding, immediately after cutting out. I always find my me-made bias binding stretches out and gets narrower as I use it. Because this bias binding is sewn, catching both front and back of the bias in one pass of the machine and is exposed, and not turned to the inside, it’s really important to have a constant width bias tape.

I included a deep hem to the legs.

These legs measure 6’’ from the crotch to the hem.

As reported by all those reviewers, they were very quick to come together.

I’m immensely pleased to have added these to my holiday wardrobe.

Just heading off to my stash to see what I can make them up in next!!!

Love, Lucie xx