You may have already realized with this post and this post that I am completely obsessed with the new book Sewing for Boys by Shelly Figueroa and Karen LePage. The more I make from this book, the more in-tune I am to the patterns and directions, so that creating something really amazing (like these Little Heartbreaker Pants) is very straightforward and completely satisfying.
I have made pants before without using a pattern, but the ones I have been making from this book are so much better than anything I have made myself. The cut is fantastic ~ they really suit him.
I can be a fairy haphazard sewer and can sometimes rush through a project just to get it completed. But following proper patterns from this book has really made me take pride in my work and I have really made an effort for the things I have been making to be just as great on the inside as they are on the outside.
The thing I LOVE about these trousers is the adjustable waistband using the buttonhole elastic. It all came together so simply ~ I know I would have struggled for hours and ended up in a mess had I not been using the pattern.
I love the striped fabric I used for the facing and pocket lining. It was a small scrap I had left from a yard I bought on a family trip to Singapore last year and I’m so happy I had just enough to use it.
And I love the Hong Kong finish on the pocket seams inside the trousers. Towards the back of the book there are some very helpful directions on different seam finishes.
