Bella Sunshine Designs Sansa Flares

I have always loved pants with a wide flared leg. I think I get it from my mother and her love of bell bottoms. I was so excited to make the Bella Sunshine Designs Sansa Flares!  Before I cut into my cute fabric below, I made a test pair - I suggest you do this too if you are like me and blessed with thick thighs and fat knees. My test pair was way to tight on my thighs and my knees! I did a full thigh adjustment and added 2" to the thighs all the way down to the knee.

That adjustment was just perfect! I used a double brushed poly (DBP) for my Sansa Flares. I wanted to make the Sansa Flares with a bold print and wanted something with a little bit of drape. Plus - when making very fitted pants, I find that a busy prints hides my cellulite better when using a thinner fabric like DBP.

The Sansa Flares have just the right amount of flare. I might have to make a pair with a ponte so that the flare is more prominent. But I'm digging the relaxed look of these.

 I love the Sansa Flares for fall to wear with all my solid colored tunics. My pants are colorful and will match a lot in my closet.

The Sansa Flares are currently on sale for $7. The sale runs through September 26th.

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5 out of 4 Nora Bolero

I really love Bolero style cardigans. I was excited when 5 out of 4 had a tester call for the Nora Bolero. I don't think I could have too many cardigans in my closet.

The Nora Bolero has two different options. There is lined (which can be made reversible) and unlined which is finished with a band. I made the unlined version.

This is the first one I made in testing. The pattern was changed very slightly from this version. I made this Nora Bolero with Purple Cactus Flower Tactel from Zenith & Quasar.

 Last year I made these Designer Stitch Shakti Pants in the Purple Cactus Flower Tactel and made several Sinclair Patterns Shelby Tunics that matched. Ever since I have wanted to make a matching bolero to wear over the Shelby Tunics since they are sleeveless to make them more work appropriate.

 When the final version of the Nora Bolero was released to the testers, I decided to use a bright blue rayon french terry that I bought at the Dallas Fabric District. It was only a yard, but that was all I needed for the Nora Bolero.

I paired this Nora Bolero with a Halla Patterns Agnes (this one is sleeveless).

I'm wearing the Style Arc Barb's Stretch Pants made with Pink stretch Twill from Simply by Ti.

Here's a view of the Nora Bolero from the back.

I wore my Nora Bolero with this top to work recently and got many compliments. It's very comfortable on, but I do find that it slides down my shoulders a bit over the course of the day.

The Nora Bolero goes together really quick. I do think I will try a rib knit for the bands when I make it again. I'm also thinking of making the lined version with elbow length sleeves. It has a different shape in the front that I think I would like on me better. Grab the Nora Bolero for $3.95 through April 21st! There's also a kids version. You can bundle both and save.

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Greenstyle Creations Aspen Pants

Me Made May is coming up and this year I pledged to only wear me made bottoms. That means, I'll be spending some time this month making myself some more pants. My wardrobe has been severely lacking in me made bottoms for awhile and I have been slowly working to fix that. I printed out the Greenstyle Creations Aspen Pants awhile back. I've lost weight since I printed out the pattern and probably should have printed out a smaller size, but went ahead with these as I felt I needed to make a pair to check fit anyways.

 I made these Aspen Pants with a blue Tactel from Zenith & Quasar Fabric.

The Aspen Pants are one of the older patterns from Greenstyle Creations and don't have some of the features of the newer patterns - like layers.

I love the flared leg of the Aspen Pants. Even though they do take quite a bit of fabric. I made the 46" hip (I should have made the 44") and cut at the short length on the pattern, then I ended taking 1" off of that. These took just over 2 yards of fabric. One of the great things about the Aspen Pants is that they can be made with a woven if you size up one size. So, I might take this 46" pattern and try it on a stretch woven as I'm not sure there is enough ease for a non-stretch woven, but could see it working well on a stretch woven.

 My top I paired them with is the Halla Patterns Agnes. This is a free pattern and it's one of my favorites. I made this Agnes last year and it ended up in my UFO pile. All it needed was to be hemmed. Since I thought it would look super cute with my Aspen Pants, I hemmed it.

If you are interested in Me Made May or you want to sign up. Go to the So, Zo Blog HERE! I already have a few more pairs of pants in the works and will posting them soon.

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Designer Stitch Shakti Jersey Pants

Designer Stitch just released the pants of my dreams - the Shakti Jersey Pants. I want to live in knit pants. I've had a ton of gastrointestinal issues and can't wear any pants with a rigid waistband. My gastric issues also cause my waistline to increase by 7 inches - which means I need pants with knit waistbands that can accomodate those changes. The Shakti Jersey Pants have so many options and I've only made 1 so far.

I made the straight leg version. The Shakti Jersey Pants pattern also includes bell, side ruched, and drawstring leg variations. 

I made this pair using Atomic Blue Tactel from Zenith & Quasar.

 My top is the Sinclair Patterns Shelby Tunic and it's made with brushed nylon from Zenith & Quasar. I tucked it in for a few photos to show the pockets on the Shakti Jersey Pants.

This photos not only shows the pocket, but the contoured waistband. The Shakti Jersey Pants have 3 waistband options - standard (contoured), yoga, and side ruched.

 I love the Tactel from Zenith & Quasar and also made a pair of Shakti Jersey Pants in Spring Green.

The Spring Green is so bright and fun. I need to search my closet to find a few tops to wear with these or I'll be forced to make a few.

 And I made a pair of Shakti Jersey Pants in Enamel Blue Tactel! I love this color!

These happened to match my Itch to Stitch Nottingham top perfectly.

And another pocket shot. I did not put pockets on my Spring Green pair - as I only had one yard of it and not enough to do pockets.

I made a pair of Shakti Jersey Pants with red brushed nylon to match my Itch to Stitch Plitvice made with the same fabric.

 I also made 2 other pairs of Shakti Jersey Pants, but did not get photos of them. The summer heat here has been horrible. I took the above photos between 7 and 8 am on a Sunday and it was 85 degrees and humid. If you notice in many of the photos my face is flush and I'm soooo sweaty. So I did not get photos of all my pants I made.

The Shakti Jersey Pants are on sale for a limited time for $8.  This pattern has so many options, that you will never get tired of it. I 'm debating on making the side ruched or bell next.

 
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