Ciao, Bella!

I have decided to get off my butt and start blogging garments, in preparation for Self Stitched September, which I am almost ridiculously excited for. I absolutely adore sewing, but I do not really have the same love of being photographer, and therefore i've only posted about 3 or 4 of my creations (onto burdastyle), but i'll just have to muster up the courage to get up infront of the lens for the good of documenting my self-stitched wardrobe.

So, I present, Bella! These pants were not a breeze to make at all. I made them as a project for my sewing class, and as soon as the teacher read the burdastyle instructions, we decided we might have to make our own method up in a few places. I adore the styles and cuts that burda offers, but their instructions leave ALOT to be desired. So they were quite challenging for someone of my level to put together, and I don't think I would have been able to finish them on my own. I am, however, very happy with the result!



They are so pretty, and very vintage-ey which only makes me love them more, but I don't really know where i'll be able to wear them! I mean, I have very liberal friends and an equally liberal school but I can't really imagine myself getting on the train in these lovely things. It will take a certain amount of courage for me to wear these about town.... but I will wear them. I think in a couple of months (picnic time, how I long for it) these pants will become a bit of a staple.... with some pretty flats and a floaty blouse they would be amazing!

I had a couple of fit issues with these pants. Because of my abnormally high waist, the crotch was pretty damn uncomfortable at first. I had to let the crotch seam and the back-waistband seam out so they would feel comfortable, and they are still a little cosy around the bottom region.... speaking of which:



As you can see, I made the mistake of overlocking the pockets with white thread (someone else was using the black and I was getting a bit impatient) but I don't think it will really matter that much, as I don't think many people will be fixated on my backside.



Unfortunately, my bad photography skills have caused the very cool pocket detail to be cut out in this shot. It's okay though, because you can still see the buttons! I love these buttons. They make me feel like a sailor. The buttonholes are a bit crazy but it's okay, because they're covered up.

Overall, I am pretty proud of these pants. They are the very first pair I've made, with the exception of pyjama pants back when I first begun sewing. I'm sure that when the weather warms up these pants will be worn to death... although it's hard to tell when that would be, as this is Melbourne (for example, yesterday begun nicely, and we had blue skies for a while, but they were punctuated with hailstorms.)

I don't think i'll make these pants again, but they might make some funky shorts.