McCall's 7198.......Pants

Yes another easy and simple McCall's pattern, an elasticized waist pant pattern and a great sewjo booster. This pant is so comfy that have worn it 3 times since I made it about 2 weeks ago.
See below for a complete pattern review.

Gross-grain hem finish

Fabric: Stretch Crepe from my local Fabricland . This fabric has some weight to it which makes it perfect for our Alberta cold temp.

Pattern Description: Close fitting, below waist shorts and pants have elasticized waist and stitched hems


Pattern Sizing: E5- 14-to 22. I cut size 16 of view D

 Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?: I think so.

Were the instructions easy to follow: I didn't follow the instruction, I actually didn't need it for this simple pants.

Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: Here are few I made;
1. Lengthen by 2.5"
2. Lengthened back crotch by making a  1.5"wedge
3. Made 1" wedge on the back center waist and graded to nothing on the side
4. Shortened the front crotch by 2.5"
5. Added 1.5" gross grain to finish the hem because the finished length was too short even with additional 2.5"but I like how this turns out because the grain gave the pants some weight on the hem

What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? I love  the  style, fit and comfort of the the pants

Would you recommend it to others? Yes if you love simple,quick and stylish pants this is a go to pant pattern.

Pants sewing with the Pro

My new pants using techniques I learned from the Pro - Gentleman Jim of fine tailoring. His YouTube tutorial on how to add waistband, band-roll and clamp hook and eyes to trousers came in handy for these pants. I used my TNT Kwiksew 3625 pattern, the only thing I did differently was to reduce the leg width by 2" tapering  from hem to knee for a straight look. I wore the pants all day today with no band rolling or out of place, thank you gentleman Jim for the great tutorial. The pants were paired with the peplum top from previous post, and what a great combination...
Additional photos after the cut, the wrinkles were due to all day wear......

Enjoy!!!!

Burda 7486 + Simplicity 2255

Another recent outfit,  made the pants from Burda 7486 and the top from  S2255  view C, I have made this pattern earlier here, so won't be reviewing the top.

For the pants I did the following....

I love this top, it's so nice for the summer weather

Fabric: A soft twill for the pants and 100% cotton voile for the top
Pattern Description: Loose fitting tunics in two lengths. Fitted pants in two lengths.
Pattern Sizing:  Size 8-16, I cut size 16 with modification
Did it look like the photo/drawing on the pattern envelope once you were done sewing with it?:  Yes
Were the instructions easy to follow: I didn't use the instructions, I sewed it my own way 
Pattern Alterations or any design changes you made: I made couple; here they are
(1)I lengthend the hem by 3", I still had to reduce the hem to 0.5"
(2) I shorthened the front crotch by 1.5" way too big in the front
(3)I made about 1" swayback adjustment
(4)I reduced the leg width by 1" (tapped from knee to hem)
What did you particularly like or dislike about the pattern? Love everything,
Would you recommend it to others? Absolutely, it's a wardrobe staple.....

Wide Legged White Pant done!! (Part2)

Okay, where do I start from?....lol. My first ever white pant, I have always had the impression that white pants are not for me....God knows where I had that from. Anyways with not too lengthy post here is the latest addition to my wardrobe.....I absolutely love this pants,  took my time as much as I could to get the fit to work.

The pattern is KWIKSEW.3625, my one and only TNT... have made it 2 times before remember this post and this post, I actually wanted to start with Vogue 1059 but realised the style is similar 
Although I still did a little alterations to this one by reducing the waist by 1"  guess have lost a bit around the waist or may be it's just the fabric..lol....

 However, If you look at the side seam you will notice it angles off a bit, so next time I will remove about 1" from the front pattern and add it to the back so that the side seam can be really perpendicular to the floor, but nothing major I guess non-sewist won't even notice this .....wink

Oh did I forget to mention that am really loving this pants?.lol...I love the style, the fabric and the fit. Thanks Erica, your's was a good inspiration...... So here are my pictures....

 Enjoy!!!

Wide Legged White Pant...My Inspiration

I am planning on making a white pant, yes white pant I actually don't own one....and I am really dying to have one. My inspiration came from this piture of Erica's pant. Isn't that gorgeous,? I  just pray I get half the fit. I have already adjusted the fit of my TNT pattern, prepped the fabric, my fabric is a kind of soft crepe, it's says suiting fabric on the tag but men does it ever fray..... I will be using fray check on the notches so that they don't fray out before I match them , hopefully I should have something before the week runs out. Please wish me luck.......

March Challenge #7.........Kwik Sew 3625

I am really getting there. This time I didn't start any pattern from scratch, I reused my one and only TNT pant pattern KwikSew 3625, I am so much in love with this pattern that I am finding it difficult to use another pattern. You can read the review here. This is my third time of making it,  the first one was a wearable muslin, the second was paired with simplicity vest and this is the 3rd one, and everytime I make this I fall more in love with it....lol..
I used navy blue Garbadine from Fabricland..., I enjoyed working with this fabric, its so smooth and nice to iron.....
The only thing I did differently with this version is that I scooped out 0.5" from the front waist, I started from the middle and tapered to nothing on the front sides and I added a ribbon to hang it......
So here are some pictures from my dearest amateur photographer.....lol

Have a lovely weekend everyone

Enjoy!!!!

Aminat