After the success of the diamond leggings made
from my cheapo crepe fabric I decided to make more. I had quite a bit of
fluorescent orange left over from this jacket.
I was really pleased with this when first I made it. It was a serious achievement for me but when I look at it now I just see what is wrong with it eg. look at that wavy zip!
Again like my colour blocked diamond leggings there is no elastic in the waistband but this time I was even more sure they would not work due to the lighter weight of the black fabric and nearly gave in and added it.
I did forget to sew in the pocket on these which
is a shame. I jumped in and started to sew late at night and did not
read the instructions and had already overlocked them - front side to
front. The pocket is meant to be sewn into the seams
on top of the black parts. So you are meant to sew the side panels
before joining the front and back!
Still I have now cut out a second pair of these in cream and black and they have not one but two pockets to make up for it. I will show you them once I have them sewn up. Right now they are sat waiting on my table.
Again these leggings have so far stood up to everyday life perfectly
and I love them.
They are very warm and cozy and I think stylish, though
my other half did say I look like I am doing some kind of H&S
exercise which was a bit off-putting to my brightness and maybe I will
not wear my jacket and leggings at the same time!
The orange panels are not perfect as you can see below but they almost line up. They are slightly off set, but as a first pair I am happy enough with these.
Still I have now cut out a second pair of these in cream and black and they have not one but two pockets to make up for it. I will show you them once I have them sewn up. Right now they are sat waiting on my table.
Again these leggings have so far stood up to everyday life perfectly
and I love them.
They are very warm and cozy and I think stylish, though
my other half did say I look like I am doing some kind of H&S
exercise which was a bit off-putting to my brightness and maybe I will
not wear my jacket and leggings at the same time!The orange panels are not perfect as you can see below but they almost line up. They are slightly off set, but as a first pair I am happy enough with these.
One problem I do have with this fabric is it gets dirty so very quickly because fluorescents by their nature are pretty pale even while being bright.
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| Again imperfectly lined up panels! |
So, so far, so good with making leggings. I am starting to feel a bit more confident with the sportswear patterns now..
Oh and by the way this is the leggings from pattern McCalls M7446.
Thanks for visiting
Bracken
Thanks for visiting
Bracken
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