I have made several things for our up coming holiday – only 1 week to go!! First of all these Hawaiian print trousers. I made these using the jumpsuit pattern from the Sewing Bee book (a fantastic purchase – so many patterns from one book – and great information about fabric choice etc). This is the pattern hack of the jumpsuit which you can make into trousers by tracing off the lower waist line. I LOVE this pattern, for lots of reasons. A) It fit me right from the pattern with no adjustment at all (I usually do a FBA (I know this stands for Full Bust Adjustment but for me its a Full Bum Adjustment ha!). B) It has no zips or pockets so is quick to sew up. C) It has an elastic waist so no fitting issues there and the design is loose and roomy so no worries with fitting at the hip either!
I love the fabric too, which was a cheap find on ebay, about £2 per meter I think, and I used it as a toile to check the fit but they are totally wearable! I tried to take a back view myself in the mirror which was not easy! 
I wanted to show the back as I think the fit is really good. I’m a RTW size 14/16 and I cut out a 14 which was perfect, the waist band was a bit loose so I just cut off 2″ of elastic and redid it and it’s fine.
The top I’m wearing is yet another Scout Tee! Made from a white cotton/poly mix with some stretch. I wanted a couple of basic tops for the holiday that I can just wash and wear easily.
Not the best photo but I had no photographer that day!
I also made a pattern hack of the Coco Dress by Tilly and the Buttons with a flutter sleeve pattern that I got from Muse Patterns – they sell a Knit Sleeve Pack that can be used in knit garments, its excellent value at $3.
I look a bit odd in this photo but it was about 34 degrees and I was feeling hot and bothered!
The flutter sleeve! I also made a Coco Dress in a fabric with trees and sunsets but don’t have any photos. Hopefully I can get some pictures of all my outfits in action when I’m on holiday!
Just love this fabric!
If you’re going away, have a great time, if you want to comment, click on “comments” at the top of the page, it would be great to hear from you!
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