Friday, August 13, 2010
New Look 6816, just the pants...
These poor pants have been sitting for 3 days waiting for thread! Can you believe that I didn't have navy thread around here?? Well, I finally got some, hemmed and stitched the casing, and these babies are ready to go!
This is New Look 6816 (again), which I have also made in brown jersey here. This is my wearable muslin for the silk crepe and habotai that I got for my birthday. This fabric is an inexpensive poly crepe suiting from Hancock, that I grabbed without looking at too closely. I knew it was crepe and had a similar weight to my silk and that it was navy. What I didn't notice was that the pinstripes are hot pink! Bonus!! They are a perfect match to this Jalie 2787 top I made in February. Jalie markets this as appropriate for maternity as long as you use a fabric with sufficient 4 way stretch. At 20 weeks, it's good to go! I may need another...
From the back you can see how very wide the legs are. I love them!! For this pair, I lengthened the legs 1 1/2 inch to wear with heels, and I again did the buttonhole elastic waist treatment. I really like the way that is working out. Buttonhole elastic is quite soft, so it is really comfortable, even when tight enough to keep the pants up. Awesome for maternity!! I think I am pretty much ready to cut into my silk.
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Thank you so much for talking about what is working for you, clothes-wise, for this pregnancy. I'm making all sorts of mental bookmarks for later down the road. :)
Love this outfit on you! And yep, you definitely need another one of the Jalie tops. I think it's super flattering and showcases the bump really well.
Oooh, great pants - I love the wide leg look. Also love that top - the colour really pops and suits you so well.
This outfit is beautiful -and I love the pants!!
So very cute and chic on you!
I love the top and I"ve never seen pinstripes I didn't love. Wish I had some. Gotta check my stash.
You look great! I love the waistband idea. Great heads up on the patterns I need to get some pieces together to finish up with because my easy breezy summer dress solution won't work for Fall.
Both the top and the pants are great - they qualify as comfortable AND stylish/not dowdy, which is nearly impossible to find in maternity wear. Too bad I wasn't sewing clothing yet when I needed maternity wear - but I don't feel so bad that I'm ready to go down that road again, heh!
I love wide-legged pants too. Those look very nice on you. Hope you are feeeling well.
That outfit is perfect! The shirt is awesome with the bump, and the pants are perfect.
This is a perfect maternity outfit, you look great!
Cute outfit!
You always look so cute and put together in the things you wear! You inspire me to learn more about sewing for myself.
And the baby bump is adorable. :)
Trousers, great, top, great. But you? I don't know how you've managed to get even more adorable when you're pregnant. I love the top picture.
great pants! They look so breezy and easy!
Totally chic maternity outfit!
Super cute! Glad the stripes match!
Great outfit. I love the color and style of the top as well as the wide legged pants. It's great to be pregnant and stylish! And you're so cute preggers:)
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