My Sewing Space

Another winner from Jalie! I'm pretty happy with these pants ( Jalie 2561 ). As far as a piece of clothing, they aren't all that exciting - just basic black pants, but the fit is pretty good right out of the envelope. That is very exciting. I made the muslin for these awhile back (post here ) and then moved on to other things. After re-consulting the muslin, I raised the front crotch 1/4" and increased the leg length by 1.5". And that's all. Did I mention that I think this is very exciting? The pattern has two options for the waistband. I chose the narrow one. This makes them slightly low-rise. I'm not sure what I think about the pockets yet. Normally I like slanted pockets best on pants, but this type is good for a bulk-free line over the hip. So, I think I like how they make the pants look, but with utility in mind, I probably won't like them. The fabric is a stretch cotton twill (the pattern is made for stretch wovens) but I didn't want the waistba...

Yesterday I had given up hope that the book I needed to finish my jacket would ever arrive. I had been making lots of small things (hats, T-shirts, underwear, etc) while waiting as I don't like to have more than one thing in progress at a time, much less more than one substantial thing. But, these dinky projects were getting old and in my library book hopelessness I started working on a pair of pants with a muslin. Another Jalie for me, Jalie 2561 . The pattern is designed for stretch wovens and I used a pretty cheap (and ugly) stretch denim from my stash for the muslin. The front looks pretty good to me. A little bit of pulling, but that's hard to get rid of in the stretch fabric. The back is too tight and I think letting out the side seams a bit should do the trick. I'll likely add a welt pocket or two in back. I don't really like pants without anything on the back. I was pretty pleased with the fit right out of the envelope. I only had enough denim to make shor...