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.

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ITS Time to Sew Itch to Stitch Blog Tour 2018

I'm so excited to be a part of the ITS Time to Sew Blog Tour! For the Blog Tour, I decided to make a new to me pattern and an old favorite. Thanks to Simply by Ti and Sly Fox Fabrics for supplying me with fabric for the tour.

I love doing blog tours. They force me to commit to sew something on a deadline. For some reason, I do better with a looming deadline. I bought the Mountain View Pull-on Jeans when they released it big plans to make a million pairs as they looked just like my beloved Jag Jeans. I live in pull-on pants! But life and other commitments (pattern tests and blog tours) kept me from making a pair. I even bought stretch denim months ago to make some with. So when I signed up for this blog tour - I knew I had to finally make the Mountain View Pull-on Jeans! Nothing like a deadline to make it happen! And I was working on a shorter timeline as I'm on vacation somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico on a cruise to the Panama Canal as you read this! So if you leave me any comments, I won't see them for awhile. Both Patterns I made are on sale today for $8.

I received some fabulous stretch twill from Simply by Ti in Burgundy and Fuchsia. I ran out of time to make a pair of Mountain View Pull-on Jeans with the Fuchsia - Sorry Ti!

These pants fit so great! I made a muslin with some really wild and very retro stretch woven to see if I needed any fit adjustments and there were no adjustments needed! Yay for small miracles! My muslin pair fit great and my husband said he liked them! I plan to go ahead and finish them and wear them - so be on the lookout for them. I did adjust the length to be 29" inseam for a finished inseam of 28".

Now that I made the Mountain View Pull-on Jeans, I'm so mad at myself for not making them sooner! Seriously - they fit great and feel so good on. The front pockets are the perfect size. Big enough to hold stuff, but not so big that they bunch up.

I put the back pockets where the pattern piece had them, but they feel a little low on my behind. I'll try to play with pocket placement on my next pair. My muslin pair was made without pockets and without the faux fly - so I probably should have at least taken the time to play with pocket placement on them. Lesson learned.

This Burgundy stretch twill is just amazing. It's a gorgeous rich color that will be worn so much this fall. The stretch twill has great stretch and recovery. I've made pants with the Simply by Ti Navy and Olive (no longer in stock) stretch twill and they are in constant rotation in my wardrobe.  I now need to grab the Cinnamon and Teal colors next! I kept wanting to type "pants" instead of "jeans" every time I types Mountain View Pull-on Jeans because, I intentionally tries to  make mine look more like "pants" than "jeans" so that I can wear them to work and not be looked at in a "why are you wearing jeans to work?" way. So no rivets or fun pocket design on my "pants".

I then needed a beautiful new top to wear with my Mountain View Pull-on Jeans. I received the prettiest bamboo spandex from Sly Fox Fabrics. I had good intentions to make another Itch to Stitch pattern that I haven't tried yet, but I was worried about having time to make a muslin and then a final piece for my blog. So I went to one of my favorite Itch to Stitch patterns - the Bellavista. I tested the Bellavista and you can see all the beautiful versions I made HERE.

This fabric from Sly Fox Fabrics is from their Bohemian Soul RVJ line. RVJ stands for Rayon Viscose Jersey. It's so soft and has incredible stretch. The Bellavista is perfect for drapey and stretchy fabric like this.

This print is named Sahara Breeze. It has a beautiful white and soft grey striped background behind a flurry of colorful feathers. The stripes are delicate and not extremely visible in my photos - just as they are in real life.

I make the Bellavista per the pattern - except for the sleeves. I removed 1.5" from the sleeve length for my height, but did not remove length from the body as I like it this length.

One little thing I did do different on this Bellavista was to make it a tiny bit swingy-er. The Bellavista already has a flowy body, but I added a few inches to the swing as I had adequate fabric to do so and figured I'd use as much of my fabric as possible. Cutting the pattern pieces as is wouldn't have left any usable scraps anyways, so I might as well give my top some extra width.

My favorite thing about the Bellavista is the huge cowl! It's perfectly shaped to give that big dramatic drape that I love, yet the neckline is actually higher on my chest and I don't flash anyone when I bend over. The Bellavista does include a neckband if you wanted to make one without the cowl - but I've never done it.

I love my new outfit and can't wait to wear it to work. I know both of these pieces will get a whole lot of wear over the next few months.

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George + Ginger Sincerely Darcy Pants

Kristi of George + Ginger and Darcey of Sincerely Rylee have teamed up to bring you a new pattern that is a fun way to finish off summer. These are the Sincerely Darcey Pants and they are a Free Pattern! Go to each of their Facebook Groups to get the code to make them free.

The Darcey Pants have a cool high-low hem that goes from side to side.

They allow you to still show off a bit of leg, without being in shorts.

But they are just as breezy and comfortable as shorts.

They are like a fancy wide leg capri with sass.

They are seriously comfortable and looks great with flip flops and sandals.

I paired mine with my cold shoulder hacked RuLo. Read all about it HERE!

A lightweight drapey knit is best for the Darcey Pants. I made mine with a poly jersey knit.

Darcey has the perfect fabric for these at Sincerely Rylee. It's called Cupro and is a new type of knit for her to carry. It's a super soft modal blend knit. I can't wait to get my hands on some!

Grab the pattern, then head over to Sincerely Rylee to order some Cupro. Make some Darcey Pants and enjoy the end of Summer!

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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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