*this post originally aired on Caila Made as part of the Best of Summer Sewing series*
when Caila asked me to share my favorite summer pattern, there was no debate. of course i would sew up some more awesome hosh pants, pattern by LouBee Clothing. plus i couldn't resist adding in a few versions of my newest pattern, the tumble tee.
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i have been having a blast sewing up summer wardrobes for my girls, and both of these patterns have been a huge part of that! i stitched up my first pair of hosh pants as part of the recent spring KCW and i found that the pattern has that perfect simplicity that i love.
when Sarah (the adorable genius behind Emmyloubeedoo and LouBee Clothing) invited me to take part in the Fancy Up Your Hosh Pants series, saying a big "yes" was a no-brainer! it was then that the fancy hosh shorts were born and i've been making them like crazy ever since... there were the shorts i made out of bijoux fat quarters, and this electric blue version, plus possibly some others i've yet to document.
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and these are my newest hosh shorts... yes, i finally sized down my size 8 version to a size 5 so that i could make them for both of my girls!
first up, i made this yellow eyelet pair for K. i constructed them as if making them reversible so that there would be no exposed seams (she has a bit of a "this is scratchy" thing happening lately). the exterior is a yellow eyelet from Jo-Ann, and the inside is a dreamy mustard shot cotton (by Kaffe Fassett for Westminster). i used just the shot cotton for the waistband, and reinforced it with Pellon® 911FF Fusible Featherweight. K is also wearing a size 8 tumble tee shirt with fold-over-elastic-bound sleeves and neckband in a solid organic knit from the fabulous Kitschy Coo shop.
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i made this second pair for B out of some thin jersey knit i found in the closet. all i know is that it is apparently not 100% cotton because i tried to iron it for another project last week and that didn't end well. oops. these shorts took maybe 20 minutes to cut out and sew up. i left the hem unfinished and finished the waistband with a thin fold-over-elastic. it was a bit of an experiment... i didn't know if she would proclaim the waistband too itchy or tight, but i got the thumbs up! so you can bet i'll be making these again. B is also wearing a tumble tee shirt, size 5 with slightly shortened sleeves, in a stripey pique knit from Jo-Ann (is it just me or have the knits there been kind of impressive lately?).
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to see how i adapted the hosh pants into shorts, check out my post here. i think this is totally doable for an advanced beginner, as long as you're willing to do a little fitting trial and error with your pattern hack! i love that i'm able to make hosh shorts for summer and then i can just switch back to hosh pants for fall.
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happy stitching!
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when Caila asked me to share my favorite summer pattern, there was no debate. of course i would sew up some more awesome hosh pants, pattern by LouBee Clothing. plus i couldn't resist adding in a few versions of my newest pattern, the tumble tee.
i have been having a blast sewing up summer wardrobes for my girls, and both of these patterns have been a huge part of that! i stitched up my first pair of hosh pants as part of the recent spring KCW and i found that the pattern has that perfect simplicity that i love.
and these are my newest hosh shorts... yes, i finally sized down my size 8 version to a size 5 so that i could make them for both of my girls!
first up, i made this yellow eyelet pair for K. i constructed them as if making them reversible so that there would be no exposed seams (she has a bit of a "this is scratchy" thing happening lately). the exterior is a yellow eyelet from Jo-Ann, and the inside is a dreamy mustard shot cotton (by Kaffe Fassett for Westminster). i used just the shot cotton for the waistband, and reinforced it with Pellon® 911FF Fusible Featherweight. K is also wearing a size 8 tumble tee shirt with fold-over-elastic-bound sleeves and neckband in a solid organic knit from the fabulous Kitschy Coo shop.
i made this second pair for B out of some thin jersey knit i found in the closet. all i know is that it is apparently not 100% cotton because i tried to iron it for another project last week and that didn't end well. oops. these shorts took maybe 20 minutes to cut out and sew up. i left the hem unfinished and finished the waistband with a thin fold-over-elastic. it was a bit of an experiment... i didn't know if she would proclaim the waistband too itchy or tight, but i got the thumbs up! so you can bet i'll be making these again. B is also wearing a tumble tee shirt, size 5 with slightly shortened sleeves, in a stripey pique knit from Jo-Ann (is it just me or have the knits there been kind of impressive lately?).
to see how i adapted the hosh pants into shorts, check out my post here. i think this is totally doable for an advanced beginner, as long as you're willing to do a little fitting trial and error with your pattern hack! i love that i'm able to make hosh shorts for summer and then i can just switch back to hosh pants for fall.
happy stitching!
