The long sleeved blouse has top-stitched vertical darts in the front and back. The blouse is basic and doesn't have any particular design details to distinguish it – unless you count the button on the sleeve placket, which I eliminated anyway. I chose it because is was basic. Any design details would have been lost in the print, anyway. I bought this fabric for a blouse, and I don't remember what happened to the coordinating fabric for pants. I think I bought it and decided I didn't like it with the other fabric I'd bought.The pants are basic fly front and represent a milestone - but not a positive one. I cut a size larger than I usually cut. (sob!) Lately, I've noticed a little tightness in the thigh area of the pants I make. Cutting a larger size solved that problem, even if it demolished my ego. If I try, I can convince myself there is a little too much room in the abdomen. Whether the belly area is too big or not, I really have to get back on that elliptical machine.
That's the way it seems to go with pants (I make lots of them) A few pounds plus or minus and the pants don't fit quite right. My thinking is that bigger is better, you can always take them in! well, that's the theory anyway :)
ReplyDeleteI'm scared to try on my spring pants that have been in storage.
ReplyDeleteI think the pants patterns shrink, actually! The pants look great.
ReplyDeleteI always cut trousers way too big and end up taking them in. I feel a little better than way. It is only psychological, but I feel better. Great pattern for the shirt - the print really makes a statement without fussy details.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mary Beth, bigger is better. Taking in is a lot easier than scrapping the whole thing for not enough fabric. Yours looks great with the shirt!
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