For this version I added a contrasting solid green for the side seam pockets. |
Fishsticks Designs The Mud
Puddle Splashers
There
are quite a few options for you to personalise your shorts or pants with this
pattern. Firstly you can make either shorts or pants, add side pockets, add a
back pocket, add faux fly details and include cuffs.
I love
the slimmer fit of these shorts compared to others I have tried. Adding the
cuffs means you can drop them down as they grow and add a little length. My
minis just seem to get taller rather than wider.
I love these denim version! |
I will
admit the first time I made the shorts, I might have sewn the pockets on the
wrong end. It is worth keeping your pattern attached to the fabric or pinning a
size label at the top so you don’t get them mixed up. It is more obvious on the
larger sizes but on the little ones, the top and bottom are virtually the same!
I had
Master 7’s help in designing the pants. I wasn’t sure if I would be adding them
to the Lil Pip range (and at this stage I won’t be) so I wanted to make
something just for him. He chose the cord fabric and the red stripe from my
stash. I’m so pleased that months after I made these they are in regular
rotation in his wardrobe. An achievement with an almost 8 year old boy.
Hard to tell from the photo but the side seam and back pockets are red tonal stripe |
These
shorts are a comfortable fit (or so I’m told), allowing for what boys do best –
extreme playing at the same time as extra details that make these a little more
special.
I love the little peek of the orange pocket there. |
Will I
make this again? – absolutely. Great pattern
Will I
make this to sell for Lil Pip? – these shorts will be available at my markets
September, October and November and online soon
Fabric: Shorts are Riley Blake Designs
Hoo's in the Forest Plaid Blue by Doohikey Designs – found a little end of bolt
on Etsy here
but this is an old fabric so if you like it, grab it now! Pants are a cord from
Spotlight and Robert Kaufman Dr Seuss Grinch Christmas Tonal Stripe Scarlet Red
also from Spotlight. You can find it here on eBay
or in the Fat
Quarter Shop.
Difficulty (1-10 scale with 1 being easy
and 10 hard): can I say they are 3 – 5 depending on what options you include.
If you just do the straight sew then they are super easy, adding pockets, faux fly
and cuffs just adds a little more of a challenge
Time: I would allow 1 – 1.5 hours
to sew depending on the extra details.
(Lil
Pip has received no payment or sponsorship for this review – I do it because I
want to share my experiences)
What happens when you get boys together for a photoshoot. Oh dear! |
Lovely and I really like the light blue.
ReplyDeleteWow, awesome shorts! I love the blue/green fabric. You have cute posers. :)
ReplyDeleteI'd totally forgotten that these were a pants pattern as well as shorts. A timely reminder for me now that it's Winter. I love cord and have some buried in my stash. The long pants would look good in denim, too. I love how you've used a contrasting fabric for the pockets. Thanks for the link back!
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