A touch or orange - Jalie Eleonore and Simplicity 8168

There is some time since I tried to sew pants because I still prefer my RTW pants. With just a bit of patience I am able to find good ones to buy and then use my tops to get the right vibes... The only pants I sewed and were a lot were the Jalie pull on jeans and some Burda pants soneone traced for me a long time ago before learning to do that myself...  I recently managed to find some stretch denims to buy and decided to have another round of Jalies:

I initially embroidered the back pockets but I didn't really liked the design and the color I choose in the end and decided to just try have some fun with orange jeans thread and decorative stitches ...I skipped the center back top stitching since I was already overwhelmed by so much orange...

he fabric I think had a bit more then 20% stretch and I might have lost a little bit of weight since the last round of those so I think a size down might have been better ( and I cut a blue pair at the same time with this... bah... might be OK is I just take it in a bit on the sides).

There is a Match your shoes contest on PatternReview at the moment and I thought that I can get a quick entry in if I make a top to go with the jeans and a orange pair of flats I just bought for the spring.

The shoes are not that impressive but they are comfortable and that was very important to me and the color seemed fun so ...
   I picked Simplicity 8168 as the top pattern. I been meaning to try that for a while now so time to get it done. I really love the design lines in this:

It is a woven pattern but I knew it will not be perfect the 1st try so I cheated and used 4 way stretch knits for it and I was right to do it... The dart is to high for me and I think I need it smaller ... the sleeves feel a bit to large  but I think the over all design is promising so I will try to tune it for me and do it gain in woven. The fabric was to thin to do facings so I I turned the edges and cover-stitched them.

The top probably looks better with more skinny pants and the jeans looked better with the other shoes but ... done is always good.

I haven't bought any fabric this week so catching up a bit on my score : Sewing 21 - Shopping 29.

I finally managed to get some pictures with my dresses for the challenge hosted by ElizabethMadeThis and have to keep the secret for 10 more days :). Sew 2 dresses to join the #dayandnightdresschallage.

Green & red velvet since holidays are almost here - for 3 generations of girls

After the big success with Eva's coat I got a little more enthusiasm for sewing and tried a few easy projects  to have something new for holidays.

Eva's got a green velvet dress from Ottobre 6/2010 #7 and a tulle skirt:

3rd pair of Eleonore pull on jeans for me:

 Previous pairs: 1st & 2nd.

Green velvet top for my mom - McCall's 6796:

2nd Jalie pull-on jeans and 2 burda tops

 

   I was very pleased with my first Jalie Eleonore pull-on jeans and I knew right then that will be more. This is the 2nd pair from a nice stretch denim - the same I sewed for my son's outfit  a little while ago. I absolutly love them. The color and length are perfect for the summer. I even got the wiskers a bit under control by adding about 1 inch length to the crotch. I love this Jalie pattern and I really need to try more.

   The top is from an older Burda issue 6/2011 design #101:

For the pants I used this video o alter the crotch:- I added around 1.5 cm to both front and back and it seams to be an improvement.

This pair may not be perfect either but I feel it is an improvement. It was very easy to sew and the most important is very comfortable.

I used again embroidery on the back pockets. This time Some redwork designs sewing related:

And I already wore them a few times. And I wanted a top to go with it. I have just done Burda 06/2011 #101 on navy rayon. I really loved the fabric and the design but it was to tight.

 

So I decided to sew another 2 sizes up in printed veil. It was very hard for me to work with this fabric and it ended up quite awkard at the hem so I sewed elastic in the waistband. The neck line was also pulling a little funny so I assed some dart to the middle ans sewed some flower over it to hide it. But even with all its issues the top looks good on me and with the pants so I loved wearing it with a fast tube knit top under it.

 

It was really nice how all 3 of us ended up here with matching outfits all sewed by me: