Sewing success?

[lalicopa]

So, I made a pair of pants this morning for Lily. I used this awful blue toile fabric that I have a ton of (thanks to eBay) and had to throw away my first attempt because, I only made one side (way to read instructions, Jen.) But...she's wearing the pants. I didn't use elastic because I didn't buy any so I put a ribbon through and tied it on the side. I also didn't hem them but rolled them up because they're supposed to be a 2, but they're ridiculously long. I already redrew the pattern, a few inches shorter, more tapered at the leg and added a flared bottom...we'll see if that comes out ok or if I'm really getting ahead of myself.

I'm proud of these ugly pants, nonetheless. Pants are really the only thing I wanted to make anyway, so there.

:-)

Thanks for your advice!

Comments

[mollyf.livejournal.com]

Sounds like success to me!

Sasha is wearing her dinosaur shirt today. She loves it so much. Thank you again!

[lalicopa.livejournal.com]

That makes me so happy! And to think, the darn thing had been in my basement for like a YEAR already!

[k425.livejournal.com]

You're so clever! I can't do sewing. I can't do sewing with a pattern, I can't without. The fact that other people can, and can alter patterns to do what they want is an Awesome Mystery to me!

[mybonnykate.livejournal.com]

Yay! Is it a Simplicity pattern? They run ridiculously big IME. Once you've tweaked the pattern to where you made the perfect pants, you can knock out a slew of them in an hour, assembly-line style.

Picture!

[lalicopa.livejournal.com]

Yep! Simplicity pattern! I'm gonna try it again later on, hopefully if Robert takes Laszlo somewhere (because the older of the 2 is making me INSANE - the kids are great though!)