I've been wanting to move my blog away from Blogspot for a while but could never be bothered to actually do it. This week was the tipping point though, and I've now fully migrated over to https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . The blogspot address will remain here but all new posts will only appear at https://patsypoomakes.wordpress.com/ . There are lots of reasons for the move but my biggest one is how hard Blogger has made it for people to subscribe to receive new posts via email. It's such a basic requirement but apparently, they think it's too much to offer. I'm basing this purely on how I myself prefer to consume this stuff. I can't be arsed with feed readers anymore and emails are easy and convenient. When I receive one, if I fancy reading it, I will click through to it and, if not, I'll just delete it. Another reason is the spat between Google (owners of Blogger) and Instagram/Facebook/Meta. I don't even know if this is still the case anymore
Is anyone still out there...? My sewing motivation took a real nose dive at the end of last year and I actually didn't touch my sewing machine for about 6 months. Thankfully I'm over that hump now and I've been sewing up a storm for the last couple of months.
I have a backlog of stuff to blog about and had even decided on a rough schedule and everything. But all of that went right out of the window last night because... Well, these happened.
I must have missed the release of this pattern while I was off the sewing grid last year. But it seems like it's exploded recently and I've been seeing it everywhere. All the versions I've seen are gorgeous. They look great on everyone and I love the button fly and big patch pockets on the front. I bought the PDF last Friday, cut it up over the weekend and finished it last night (Thursday).
This was my first True Bias pattern and I'm sure it won't be the last. The instructions are *very* clear and thorough. With such a fairly involved project like this, at some point I will be unclear on one of the steps and will have to look it up online. Not this time. Even the button fly went without a hitch. I'm very proud of my fly, by the way, particularly the bar tacks which look so neat.
I went for the shorts version because this was always going to be a wearable muslin. I wanted to test the fit and all the construction before cutting into my real fabric. I had some of this green left over from my Ultimate trousers and I didn't want another pair of trousers out of it. It's not exactly a colour that flies under the radar. Realistically, how many lime green trousers does one need?
My measurements fall as a 6 on the waist and an 8 around the hips. However, the side seams are one inch wide and my fabric is pretty stretchy, so I just cut a straight size 6. I think I'll still stick with this size for the trouser version as well. The pattern calls for non-stretch fabric but I think I'll be able to get away with it with such a wide seam allowance.
The fabric is from Fabworks (as usual) and they still have some in. It's a stretchy cotton twill and it's very well behaved. I only had a metre of it - well, 101cm - but that was plenty and there are still a lot of scraps left.
I learned so much with this project. My topstitching has really improved. I had my old machine set up for topstitching and I did the construction with my newer one.
I have to say I'm super impressed with how my old girl handled the topstitching thread, even on bulky seams and over belt loops. Only one skipped stitch incident. Amazing. I'm never getting rid of her, that's for sure.
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| Little scissors ready because there's always some thread left behind... |
That's all I have to say about those for now and I promise I will be back soon with more stuff to share.
Pattern: True Bias Lander Pants/Shorts
Version: View A, shorts
Size: 6
Changes: none
Fabric: stretchy cotton twill