Finished today were the Belize shorts from Itch to Stitch. These can also be made as a skort, but I went with just the shorts.
These have pockets and elastic in the back and sides. There is also an option to make them with front pleats. I made the version without the pleats.
As usual with Itch to Stitch patterns I made size 8 waist and graded to 12 at hips. They are a good fit, however they are a bit tight pulling on over my hips. Once on though they are just right, if I made the waist any wider it would be too loose. These are made from a cotton drill. I lengthened the legs by a wopping 5" as I prefer a longer length. The pockets are a good size, will be able to put my phone and keys in without worrying they'll fall out.
These took me 4 hours to sew. However about 1/2 hour of that was spent unpicking a basting stitch on the waistband. I've heard that using the coverseam to sew a basting stitch is really easy to unpick. Well some of it was, but the rest, well I obviously haven't got the hang of how to undo it yet. Next time I'll stick to hand basting.
Up next is another Love Notions Oakley vest. T
his time with a hood and princess seams
Didn't do a great job with patternmatching at the front.
For the hood I added bias binding as a trim to hide the centre seam. I used my coverseam to attach it, which gave a sporty look to the right side of the fabric, rather than 2 rows of parallel stitches that would have looked odd.
Another Xmas decoration made. This time a table runner, design from SweetPea
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