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Silver Moon Learning
Jun. 15, 2009
Sewing pants for my tween boy.
This is the same boy that inspired me to learn how to do zip flys and all those detailed cargo pockets to make pants that rivaled his friends' store bought clothing. Altered to have adjustable waists to fit his slim frame even.
This boy needed a pair of olive green shorts for his Boy Scout uniform, it was important that he have them in time for camp.The official shorts look like this.
"But you don't have to do pockets exactly like that, Mom."
I dug through the patterns and picked out a few good options for him to choose from. He picked the simple bermudas from a newer pattern book. I've done at least eight of those already (3 for him). I didn't want to look at that pattern again this summer, but at that moment I was thrilled he'd picked one that was already traced in his size! He leaves for camp in a week and we'll be quite busy up until he leaves.
Part of the Boy Scout uniform is an official belt, so I didn't omit the belt loops this time.
When he first saw his finished shorts? A simple pant compared to many I've made him. Faux fly, elastic waist, plain ole patch pockets, and belt loops. The belt loops caught his eye. "Wow, Mom. Those look like real pants."
Belt loops. *thud* |
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