After two skirts it’s time for pants.
I actually wear pants a lot in my daily life mostly because I don’t quite like wearing stockings and it’s also quite challenging to do it in between waxing appointments… ok, also princesses have hair! Which would open a whole new post/survey/debate on the best hair removal method… but that is beyond the scope of a sewing blog, isn’t it?
Back on topic… this week I have been working on my trousers. I started by amending the basic pants pattern, adding the fly extension and drawing pockets
Then the actual pattern cutting and assembling started. The fabric you see here was expressly bought for these pants. It just took me a whole 7 months to start working on them.
So far I have spent a huge amount of time on the pockets… which didn’t turn out too perfect. I should have scrapped them but I decided against it… I need new trousers before the summer! Next time I will do better. But I have learned a great lesson… seemingly easy things often turn out trickier than expected.
Now I am working on the zipper (another headache), waistband and hemming…I will be reporting back next week as soon as I am able to slot in a bit more sewing.
What is your favorite garment to sew?
Sewing Princess 
Can I tell you that I’ve been working on my “basic” pants (same book, slightly modified) since… umm, probably August last year? I put them on the UFO pile after adding (french-seamed!) slash pockets on the back instead of the front by accident. I took them out again last month, corrected the pockets, sewed up the side seams, added a button panel… and put them on the UFO pile again because I’m afraid of drafting a fitted waistband! 😉 Umm, yeah. I’m lucky it’s mostly warm enough to wear skirts.
Ok, favorite garment… even though I like sewing with woven cotton much better than with knits, my favorite garments to sew might be knit tops. Mostly because they’re instant gratification and don’t require a lot of fitting. 🙂
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yo tambien tengo que hacerme unos pantalones, pero sera en agosto:-)
me gustan los de la foto!!!!
y la tela que escogiste tambien
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You had me the first time you made up these pants — looking forward to your alteration! I’m working on a pair from a self-drafted pattern too.
I think I like to sew all types of garment, but it definitely feels good to sew something I know I’ll wear all the time and like you, I definitely wear pants the most. I’m hoping, with great weather and better sewing skills, I can up the number of skirts and dresses I wear this summer 🙂 – Including a gorgeous green knit dress. I swear my plans for that dress change by the hour.
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Hi, I’m also using this book to draft a pattern (my first one!) – the woven shirt. I don’t have a favorite garment yet as I’m starting to learn how to sew. Never tried pants, shirts, skirts before, only a pair of shorts. I hope I do it right 🙂
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My favorite thing to sew is pants…when they turn out great, they’re far better than store-bought pants. Unfortunately, when they turn out poorly…well, that’s not so much fun! I have a jeans pattern I worked on over and over and finally got them to fit the way I like. Next up will be basic trousers. I’m looking forward to seeing how your pants turn out!
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