For the last and final day of KCWC Fall 2012 I wanted to make something with lots of girly details (ones I hadn't done in the past 6 days). I found some butterfly denim in the remnant basket at Hancock--like 1.5 yards for $2.70. It wouldn't have been my first choice, but it was $2.70.
In the Spring I made a pair of pants for my little boy from this pattern by Dana at MADE. It didn't go so good--namely because the pattern she gives is 3-4T and he needed 5T and I didn't do a great job tweaking it. I love the pattern though--slim legs with a relatively low rise make them a modern fit.
So this go around I took a little extra time modifying the pattern and I have 6 more months of fit perfecting under my belt. I've been sewing for 20+ years but have always been a 'get-a-McCall's/Simplicity-pattern-pick-fabric-and-what-you-get-is-what-you-get' kind of sewer. No more! I laid out Dana's pattern with some freezer paper on top. then I took a pair of LJ's jeans that are currently a little snug and laid them on top of that. I added some room in the waist and seat, added length, and then added a faux fly. On the wrong side. Oh yes, I drew the fly in on the side seam. I cut it off with the intention of taping it to the other side and forgot. Maybe it was the trio-ed cacophony in the room with me. You decide. As I finished each piece I'd rope in LJ to make sure we were still on the right track. I may would have added a wee bit of extra leg room but they are okay as they are.
You may barely be able to see the top-stitched faux fly. I just couldn't give it up.
I also did some decorative stitching at the front pocket. She was watching the Avengers with big brother and it was a scary part. Who am I kidding--the whole thing is scary for a kid. (Not my decision to let them watch--really violent parts were skipped and I don't know that they'll ask to watch again soon).
Now for the icing. The back pockets. I don't think Dana gives a back pocket pattern piece (not that I'm complaining--she put out an iconic pattern for free) and I got to thinking it would be really cool to make the back pockets as butterflies. That is what took forever because I wasn't happy with just any butterfly. I should have embroidered some as patches and sewn them on, but that wasn't from scratch enough for the finale!
Check out that booty cuteness. Oh my goodness.
Definitely my favorite thing from this week.
And, for the last little detail, the label I fiddled around with forever. Can't wait for my real ones to materialize.
So to recap, I this week I sewed 4 dresses, 2 pairs of leggings, a pair of pj pants, and a pair of jeans. Good gravy. You should see my sewing room--well that and my kitchen and laundry room. My sewing room is really the guest bedroom and my stepbrother and his wife are coming on Friday, so no rest for the weary!
I got pretty pooped over this week. I have time management issues I have discovered. I also do everything slowly, but I'm working on it. But, I set a lofty goal, I reached it and I feel great.
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