The younger girls had a real problem finding shorts that fit and were a style they liked this year. I had searched all our usual kids' clothing stores but we had no luck. The shorts they do have are starting to become quite worn out. Luckily, Ottobre Design had a pattern that I thought might work.
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Summer meant next to no sewing for me between work, taking kids to practice, and taking kids to their summer jobs. I spent more hours in the car than anything else this summer. Though I was able to spend several mornings at the beach each week since my son's cross country practice is held at a state park across the street from the ocean. So there were a few perks to being the taxi driver!
School has started now and even though I am still working, I'm going to do my best to squeeze a little sewing in. I've missed it! Now the question is, do I go ahead and trace off BK's size to make a pair or move on to fall sewing?
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pattern: Ottobre Design 03/2014, #34 'Minnie Mouse' shorts
size: 128, added about 1/2" to the length
fabric: cotton twill in stone from Organic Cotton Plus, leftover from my shorts here
Both MG and I are happy with how they turned out. The only qualms I have is that they are a bit short and the seat of the shorts is a little baggy on MG. I ended up serging and turning up the hems to preserve as much length as I could. Next time, I'll add an inch so that I can do a double fold hem. As for the baggy butt, it's just the way things fit on her. If she wasn't going to outgrow the shorts in 6 months, I'd see about doing an adjustment.
School has started now and even though I am still working, I'm going to do my best to squeeze a little sewing in. I've missed it! Now the question is, do I go ahead and trace off BK's size to make a pair or move on to fall sewing?
