I am today showing you my latest pair of 'smart' trousers and a blouse I made a few weeks back that I never got round to blogging about.
I bought the trouser fabric recently while on a trip with friends to Winchester. C&H always have a loaded remnant table which is well worth sorting through. I picked up this 1.5 metres of beautiful and unusual pin stripe suiting for just £11.28. It's a medium weight and feels like wool but it handled well and didn't shrink in the prewash. It holds a crease and is soft and warm to wear, ideal for the winter months.
I faced the pockets with fabric and made the pockets from some scrap cotton that was once a duvet cover!
I decided I'd made several pairs of trousers from my original SFD Pants Sloper and it was beginning to look decidedly worn. I thought since my Fit and Sew Retreat a couple of months ago that perhaps it was time to re-evaluate and redraw a new body blueprint. When I finished I was delighted to see how close the old and new actually were.
I must admit the photos don't do justice to these trousers as I tried to get the camera to focus on my lower half I realise I have tilted the tripod which makes my legs look a lot shorter than they are [I'm 5ft 7in] and the angle has made them look less flattering than in reality.
I am very happy with the fit and feel and have already worn them to a Christmas Function which drew some nice comments that are always a bonus.
I had the peacock feather fabric in my stash for some time and I can't remember where I bought it although it was probably in Nazare, Portugal during our spring trip to the area. I remember falling in love with the print as soon as I saw it and then couldn't quite make up my mind how best to use it.
I eventually made this soft shirt with a faux tie using a pattern I self drafted and made previously here.
Although the design I created uses a yoke I tried to match the back so that the design was consistent.
Here are some photos of the pieces I drafted that make up these trousers. You will also see how I store them in a plastic folder with a piece of fabric to remind me how I used them.
