Don't know about you, but this time of year, I like to start thinking about sewing some garments for fall. I love the colors of fall, the browns, oranges, greens, and purples.
I found this brown, floral percale on Fabric Mart's site and wanted to try it for a garment. I knew it would have somewhat of a crisp hand and I was ready for the challenge of finding the right pattern to use.
After opening the package, I found this fabric has a very crisp hand, and would be perfect for a pair of cropped pants. Back in my day, these were called gauchos. Anyone else remember that phase?
Here is the pattern I used, if you are interested!
I instantly fell in love with the skirt but then those cute cropped pants caught my eye...
This fabric was a great choice for this pant as it holds its shape, is crisp, and is comfortable.
I only made a few modifications, the most noticeable was to lengthen the tie. And honestly, when I cut these out, I cut added to the seam allowances so I could pin-fit these. I took all sorts of crazy measurements and compared them to the pattern tissue. I was so very surprised I wouldn't need to do much to these to get them to fit.
Basically, I added belt loops for the tie belt, I added staytape to the pocket seams and adjusted the darts slightly. That's it! These fit that well straight from the tissue. I cut off the extra seam allowances.
Let's talk about my bright green top for a moment. This is some of FM's linen, this is the avocado green. I had just enough left in my stash from a previous project to make a fun top to go with these wild, floral pants.
I modified this pattern, by leaving off the flange of the sleeve. Here's the pattern:
I made view A with the flange and thought: ugh. That flange in a linen didn't drape like I thought it should. A simple fix of removing the flange saved the day!
I love how these fabrics go together! I also love the split sleeve with the tie! I just happened to have a necklace and shoes that I like with this. See, I tell my hubby, compulsive shopping pays off! ;)
I hope you are all enjoying summer and creating some great makes!
Thanks for reading!
Sue
