Ho hum... Proof positive that doing things in a panic doesn't work!
Olive drab twill trousers now complete, but! Erm... Yes... No, it's OK, they do fit and they did come out nicely in the end, but...
First I forgot the in-seam pockets! Silly me! Just need to unpick the top part of the seam and insert them... But I was interrupted by the phone and when I picked them up again they got turned round, and I didn't notice until I'd sewed the pocket in upside down to one ankle!
The stone ones are also complete, but only after unpicking the waist round the zip TWICE because I couldn't see what they wanted me to do with the top of the zip! These trousers have a fly front but no waistband: the waist is faced. And as I made the shorts pattern into trousers by elongating the legs, they came out REALLY BAGGY and James said it was like wearing a pair of skirts - one on each leg! So I had to go back and slice a chunk off each leg...
Now I just need to hammer some poppers into the pocket flaps and sew a button to the inside of the fly to hold them up when the zip is undone...
For my next trick: a pair of black polycotton twill jeans! I dare not say that because I've used this 25 YO Burda pattern twice before that it will be easy... ;) Hm... Sewing archeology, anyone?
I drew round a jumper for the pattern for a T shirt for a pal, but the fabric isn't as floppy as the jumper, and clings a little closer than she likes for comfort, so the next pair or so of T's will be cut looser. Luckily this was a gash bit of cotton jersey with Lycra that I found lurking in the loft... She loves the T shirt, but it's just a leeetle closer round the tummy than she likes.
The cullots/gouchos pattern for my friend came out really well (trial of pattern with some gash poly knit I found in the stash!), so I have just gone ahead with her next pair and cut them out... She's short, so I hacked 5" off the bottom of the pattern to make them mid calf rather than ankle length. This is Simplicity 3793 (the knit gouchos, view C but without the tie belt), and very nice it is too. We are awaiting another Simplicity pattern for another pair to be made later.
Some years it's REALLY difficult to get decent clothes for work when you are 5'1" and well into the plus sizes. I needed to make the goucho pattern a bit bigger, but it worked well, so if any of you are looking for something like this in the larger sizes, this one works nicely and is easy to alter if need be. I'll try to persuade her to pose for pix for me so you can see them: I'm very pleased with the way they look.
Right: I'm taking the morning off sewing until I get that painting done... See you later!