Category Archives: Pants

A Passel of Pants; Shorts and Capris Using my Fit for Art Platinum Pants Pattern

Last month on Pattern Review (PR) there was a perfect contest for me and the way that  I sew. I usually will make a pair of shorts or pants or Capris or all three and then make a couple of tops to coordinate. It was the Endless Combination Contest. It was simple make a minimum…

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Eureka! Pants That Fit…I Made them!

“Sewing pants is easy…”   “…However, developing pants with a flattering and comfortable fit has challenged women for as long as women have been wearing pants…”    SarahVeblen, fit expert and designer. This is  the re-cap of my year-long quest for perfectly fitting pants.  It all depends on getting a properly fitted crotch curve that allows your…

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Tropical Earrings Inspired these Pants and Sandals Part 1

Part 1 of the Pineapple Express  Pants It all started a few years back when Miss Melysse, my  beautiful, daughter asked what I wanted for Christmas.  “ Mom, what  would you like for Christmas?” she asked.  “ Tropical earrings.”  said I.  “ Like  what, big bananas, crystal palm trees, shells, what?”  “Bright citrusy colors, not…

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My End of the World Purple Metallic Pants

Here I am in the Lobby of the Costa Baja Resort Hotel We have a group of three couples  we call the “French Connection” because two of our friends are French, each married to one of our Mexican friends. We usually have dinner at each other’s house and enjoy a dinner, some vino ( French…

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