Trousers update!

Back to school!

I started back at school on Monday and had a brutal re-introduction to real life. During the Summer holidays, it's easy to forget what my term-time life is like (hence managing to start a sewing blog). But now the harsh truth is very much a daily reality.

I wake up and go to work, then I come home for about 6, eat dinner, and continue working until 10pm. Then I get up and do it all again. Not a whole heap of sewing time scheduled in there...

This evening I have about 15 minutes before I really need to get back to work, so I could either finish a sewing project or write a quick blog post. Clearly I've opted for the blog post!!

So here is my 'in progress' trousers. They are my first ever trousers from scratch and I'm pleased with some of them. Unfortunately, being cursed with disproportionately huge thighs makes trousers really tricky both to buy and to make. I had to make these in a size 20 (I'm normally a 14!). Initially I thought that I'd made a huge mistake with the sizing, but I think my calculations were correct after all - I'm just a little larger than I like to imagine!

I hope that they end up okay. If not, I have another (more expensive) piece of fabric to have a second go with.


Do you like the fabric I used for the pockets? I decided the trousers needed something exciting. May have gone a bit too bold though...

All that's left to do to these is the hem, but I really need someone to pin it up for me so it'll have to wait!

That's got to be it for now - better get back to work!

Emily.

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