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McCalls 7908 - denim jumpsuit

I immediately fell in love with this pattern. While I wasn't sure a denim jumpsuit was exactly my style, I couldn't stop thinking about it after I saw the pattern release and I had to make it. Also, I have made a lot of quick knit projects lately and while it's nice to whip up a top in a few hours and have something new to wear, it's also sometimes nice to have a more complex, long-term project to sink my teeth into! Jumpsuits are quite tricky to fit since they are pants and attached to the top. If you mess up the waist or crotch length that jumpsuit is going to be up a bunch of places you don’t want it to be. I have previously made Simplicity 1355 (woven) and 8333 (knit) so I had at least some idea of the alterations I would need to make to have a better fit result and of course I knew I needed to make a muslin before cutting into my denim. This project was both laborious and a labor of love, I might have given up if I hadn’t been totally in love wit