Sew Fancy Pants
A couple weeks back, Nicole asked me if I wanted to join her and Katie in an IG sewing party for January. I was like, well, ummmm. Fork yes. I love sewcial sewing and party is my middle name. (I mean, it’s sew much, but yeah. You get the idea.) And I said, we need to get Jen in on it because she’s awesome and we “sew together.”
So here we are! Nicole, Katie, Jen and I are hosting a month-long sewing party for FANCY PANTS! It starts now (get planning!) and officially runs January 1-February 3, and includes some FANCY PANTS DANCING.
See Nicole’s kick-off post for all the glorious details! I am really, really, really, REALLY jealous I can’t win all the amazing prizes we have lined up to give away from our incredibly generous sponsors.
Alina Design Co. Anna Allen Clothing
Itch to Stitch Named Clothing True Bias
And that’s just the list of sponsors for the first week!!
Now, I wanted to talk about my FANCY PANTS sewing plans a bit and offer some inspiration for you.
I saw this pair of Buttoned Utility Pants and was instantly inspired to recreate them.
The buttoned ankle detail is just too fab.
So a slim trouser with welt pockets in the back and a bitchin’ ankle detail in a lovely maroon twill is my goal. I don’t think I’ll do the slash pockets in the front and will do a typical jean front pocket.
After reading Allie’s review and comparison of Ash and Liana jeans in November, I knew I needed to get Itch to Stitch’s Liana pattern. I have the same general fitting issues it seems Allie has so I think Liana is going to be great for me too.
I purchased some stretch chino twill in cardinal from La Mercerie during Jess’s Black Friday sale for this project. It’s a lovely shade of muted red and the quality is great, of course!
I was gifted the Narcisse pattern by Deer and Doe, one of our fabulous sponsors. Admittedly, I hadn’t really paid much attention to Narcisse before, but once I took a closer look, I was smitten.
It’s easy to miss that there’s a side panel detail. But hello! SEW COOL. And the in-seam pocket! Bangin’.
Actually, come to think of it, Narcisse has a lot of the same details as my Antropologie pants! I smell a mashing opportunity!
At any rate, I got some cool striped denim from Raspberry Creek Fabrics that I was thinking would be a good match for the Narcisse pattern.
I’m also considering denim with corduroy for the side panels.
Stretch Corduroy from La Mercerie
Here’s a few more fun, FANCY PANTS inspiration pics-
Tencel Twill Solid Bottom Weight Mustard
Jetsetter Stretch Twill Mustard
Stretch Cotton Twill- Ochre
I mean-
Woven Houndstooth Black/White
Or maybe cozy is your game?
Stretch Velvet Solid Teal
Stretch Velvet Eggplant
CRUSHED STRETCH VELVET
I hope that’s got your sewing gears turning and you’re thinking about what FANCY PANTS you’ll sew to join us! I’ll be back for Week 2 of the FANCY PANTS Sewing Party with a full post dedicated to fabric. WHO DOESN’T LOVE FABRIC?