For my nephew, I am making some cargo shorts for his Christmas present. I bought the
Inside-Or-Outside-Pocket-Pants pattern from
Fishsticks Designs through Etsy. These pants/shorts have side leg cargo pockets, inside pockets at the waist, a flat waist band at the front with an elasticised waist at the back. This was the first time I had ever used an e-pattern, so I was a little nervous. Stick-taping all the pages together was very easy and the pattern came up a treat. I traced it out, cut the fabric and away I went! I started this last night and finished it today, so it's been pretty quick.
Fabric was all bought from Spotlight - I just picked up some soft cotton drill. Since I was making two pairs of shorts, I picked a blue camouflage fabric for one set of shorts and a skull & crossbones fabric for the other pair.
Here's the camouflage shorts.
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| Front view |
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| Back view |
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| Detail of cargo pocket on the leg |
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| pocket off the waist band |
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| Finished product! |
And the other shorts are here ...
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| Front view |
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| Back view |
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| Close-up of the back pocket |
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| Cargo pocket detail |
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| Viola! Ready to wear!! |
I'm really pleased with how they turned out. I just hope they fit now. :)
