Posting this, I’m as nervous as a Bake Off contestant approaching the Gingham Altar after a particularly gruelling technical challenge.
What will everyone think? Will it be good enough for The Handshake. You know, The Hollywood Handshake. Sure, I start every make hoping to be worthy of such an accolade. However, as things progress, you reach hurdles of a practical and philosophical nature.
Do I have enough fabric for some pocket improv?
Is gingham really me?
Gah! There’s a choice to be made between good bum fit and good pattern matching.
Instead of The Handshake, my sights are lowered to a “It looks a little informal but I bet that it tastes lovely” from Mary.
There is yet more self-doubt. Have I made the best of that interesting hem feature and the double sided nature of the fabric?
Finally, I begin to doubt the entire escapade. Checked trousers? What was I thinking! All these will be worthy of is a quip from Mel or Sue about how I’m wearing a Goth’s tablecloth. At least it’ll make my fellow makers smile. Oh, and I like them! The trousers that is. I also like my fellow makers. In the weird Bake Off/Sewing Bee hybrid that is currently inhabiting my imagination, I’m not that sort of contestant.
In conclusion. Thank you for organising a Ginghamalong Karen. I enjoyed the challenge and I’m very much looking forward to seeing what everyone else has made – be they technical, signature or showstopper!
Smallest print: As a special and exciting bonus for me, these trousers count towards my #VintagePledge2016. This is Make Eight. Here are makes 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.
Wow, they look awesome!
Thank you! It’s so sunny here today that they seem seasonally inappropriate. I think they might be good work trousers though…
Awesome trousers, fabulous fabric (I want some!). What’s not to love? I made purple and black checked viscose trousers as a teen. A dream to wear and totally awesome, I still love seeing checked trousers, especially this size checks. So to me you new pair are on top shelf.
Ah, thanks! I have a long-standing admiration of a colleague’s checked trews so I’m hoping they’ll be a good work trouser. I love the sound of purple and black checked trousers, I’d have loved some of those as a teen – and now!
What kind of fabric did you use? Is it a double gauze? Love the two-sided-ness of it.
I’m not sure of the fabric. It was described as double navy gingham I think. It’s crinkly in texture does that make it seersucker?!
Love these pants! I see a lot like this in RTW at the moment. The pockets just make them.
Thank you! I did sweat over the pockets as I didn’t really have enough fabric – I never have enough fabric – but I love pockets. And I wanted to try to get at least one element cut on the bias.
I think these are pretty cool! Perfect fabric for trousers! 🙂
Thank you, I lined them to the knee as I was worried that the fabric was too light. It’s worked out well though, they’re lightweight but trouser weight. If that makes sense?!
Fantastic work! Kitty approved: always better than the handshake. Cats are far more discerning, they don’t throw those handshakes out willy nilly.
Cat respect is hard won!
These look so comfy! You’ve done a great job. I love the pocket shape.
Ah, thanks. They are comfy.
Great yoga moves in awesome pants!:)
Thank you! I fell off that (very small) wall shortly after doing that balance…
Oh no! Lol:)!
Love your pockets and your use of the smaller gingham as bias tape.
Thank you. It does look like bias tape! I was much lazier than that… It’s just the reverse of the fabric, so it’s a tiny turned up hem.
Great looking trpusers! I love the gingham fabric you chose.
Thank you, I do like the darker gingham.
Seriously, maybe not a full gingham trouser suit, but a black ponte jacket, using the Womens Realm pattern, would be great. What a fab pattern, have you made any of the other pieces? seriously I have a thing for these magazine patterns that far outweighs the posher varieties!!
Love the trousers and yes, you do suit them!