Originally Posted by emmy
Great idea and we do need a sweatshirt jacket in Fl. The stores, restaurants, etc. are always so cold. I found some swearshirt jackets in Sears that have snap fronts and no ribbing that might be good to use.
Depending on how the snaps are set into the front, you might be able to go to the side edge and begin your stitching there so the snaps stay in place and very durable. Go for it. A man in my quilt chapter made one for his wife and he added a hood to it but he's good at drafting so he was able to make his own pattern for the hood.