Wayhay, I said it was time for some spring/summer clothing so here we go!! I’m calling the sun out with some nice airy double gauze short trousers in yellow and metallic gold
So I made these trousers for another pattern challenge on my fave fabric store’s blog (which is also where the lovely double gauze is from), this time a McCalls one. I’m admittedly not fond of big company paper patterns, I find the diagrams hard to understand, being self-taught I often have to look up the terms used, and generally get very frustrated, and this was no exception!
McCalls M7131
That said though, at least I came away from it having learnt what ‘easestitch’ and ‘understitch’ meant, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve already used the latter a few times since and will definitely use it more often!
To start off with I was very confused as to what the differences were in the different views, looking through the pattern I summised that A, B, C and E were just the different length options, but pattern view D seemed to be… the same but different, lol. I’m still not quite sure because they never said anywhere, but it seemed to be a 2 layer trousers or something, but who knows?!
Anyways that’s more info that you really needed. So I picked view B/C because I’m awkward and I found B too short, and C too long, so I made B½. And upon finishing the garment I decided annoyingly that I didn’t like the front pleat (designed to make the trousers look more like a skirt), sooooo I unpicked it, removed the pleat and made the waistband longer.
Given that I have made a similar pair of shorts in the past (albeit self-drafted) with a similar front pleat I don’t think it’s a general issue with that style, but rather because my waist is a few inches above the top size of the pattern, so whereas the elastic in the back accommodated my larger ‘girth’, the front just didn’t sit right. So next time I may try the pleat again, but I’ll grade up the pattern a little first!
And of course Rosie doesn’t give two hoots about me trying to have my piccie taken… and proceeded to poop twice, one on either side of me!!
Suffice to say Mr Loops has now dubbed these my poopy pants… thanks for that Rosie!
Hope you like!
Loops xx