Perfecting the Fit of your Bottoms

Sewing is fun! Finding cute patterns to play with and design and create. Discovering the perfect fabric and knowing that you are just going to look smashing! And the pride of wearing something you've made yourself is not comparable to anything else in the world.

But when you try on your gorgeous make only to find out that it's just not perfect can be incredibly devastating. In my last Ellie and Mac Blog Post I talked about how to measure yourself to make sure that you are inputting the correct measurements. This time around, I'm jumping to something a little more complicated, but will give so much satisfaction!

How to adjust your pants for the perfect fit!

Lindsey, the designer and owner over at Ellie and Mac decided to brave one of her biggest fears and designed a beautiful pair of joggers! But the first group of testers were having some trouble with getting the fit just right, understandably, pants are HARD! So I jumped in and tried to explain how to get a great fit. Once the pattern testers had it all figured out, it was decided that there needed to be a blog post so that EVERYONE would be able to make the pattern come out beautifully!

And here you have it, my take on the basic adjustments you need to make your pants (especially the Good Vibes Joggers) fit beautifully!

This isn't a picture of me, it's the blog cover shot.

When you get back, I'd love to hear what basic adjustments you have to make to get things to fit you properly. It doesn't have to be adjustments to pants. I need to adjust for height on EVERYTHING as well as do an FBA on most things and decrease the front rise and increase the back rise on all of my pants.

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Going Home Raglan

To make a very long story short, the most AMAZING thing happened to me on my last birthday, I got a chance to be a strike-off seamstress. That means that the company I work with (The Fab Clique Fabric Shoppe) sends me some fabric that will be brand new to their store and I get to sew it up and then help promote it. To say that I am excited to do this is just a little bit of an understatement! I am beyond thrilled to take this job and responsibility! I mean, really, how much more amazing can it get then to be asked to sew beautiful things to show everyone else how beautiful these new fabrics are!?!

Well, here is my first set of strikes from TFC! And I honestly am having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that I and my sews and my photos are even comparable to some of the other amazing ladies in this group. They are AMAZING!! Thank you, from the very bottom of my crafty heart, for this chance, Dhee!

And here we have my very first strike. This GORGEOUS Carina Wildflowers on Khaki Double Brushed Poly is amazing! The colors are so beautiful and vibrant! The DBP is a good wight and would make some glorious leggings or shirts or a fabulous dress!

I used the Ellie and Mac Going Home Raglan with the cowl and bands in a Mustard Brushed Rayon Spandex, but a beautiful Burgundy Brushed Rayon Spandex would look great too! A nice olive color would coordinate well, also. There are two in the shop (Solid Olive DBP or maybe even the Olive Brushed Modal French Terry).

Probably the best part of being part of the strike team for The Fab Clique Fabric Shoppe is the people I am meeting and the places I'm getting to go and take pictures. We are in a cute little park in Logan, Utah here! It's a fun location! This is going to be quite the ride! I am so excited to see what is coming up next!

Sorry to be so link heavy this time around. I don't usually like to have so many links, but I love this fabric when mixed in with some other fabrics and wanted to show off the great stuff in the shop! Tell me, do you like it when people suggest coordinating fabrics? Or is that just a little too pushy? Be honest with me!!

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Poppies and Peplums

Do you remember my review on the Mamma Can Do It Women's Relaxed Peplum (if not, check it out here)? Well, today I want to tell you all about the MCDI Girl's Relaxed Peplum. The two patterns came out at the same time and they came out as compliment patterns so there is a lot about them that are similar.

For example, the PDF has all of the same bonuses:

• Layers to print only the size(s) you want
• A finished measurement chart
• Fabric and supplies recommendations (Kaylie is wearing DBP)
• Files to print on Letter, A4, and A0 
• Step by step full color, detailed photo instructions
• Links to tips, tricks, and hacks from the testers directly in the pattern

There are even more options for the Girl's Relaxed Peplum then there is for the Women's. Go figure, those little ones get it all! 🤣🤣

Sleeve options:

• Short (this is the option Kaylie is wearing)
• 3/4 length
• long

Skirt options:

• Circle peplum shirt, tunic, and dress length
• Half circle peplum shirt, tunic, and dress length
• Gathered peplum shirt, tunic, and dress length
• High/low peplum shirt to tunic length and tunic to dress length (this is the option Kaylie is wearing)

Neckline options with pattern pieces:

• banding (this is the option Kaylie is wearing)
• binding

Kaylie fell in love with this peplum and the colors right away! She doesn't wear it very often, but she tends to do that, love something and then not wear it. Usually due to the fact that she doesn't want to ruin it, or she secretly hates them 😕 🤷 It's kind of hard to tell with a 10-year-old.

Overall, this pattern was a dream to work with and came together beautifully! I didn't have to blend sizes because Kaylie fits squarely within size 12, which is great because she still has plenty of time to grow within this pattern. Some of the options that come with this pattern are:

• Size 2T to size 16 or chest size 19.75 to 33.5 (the girl's and women's overlap, giving you some sizes in the teen range)
• There is the matching Women's pattern (click here)
• A bundle option to give extra discounts (click here)
• Super Hero Add on for a quick and easy Halloween or Super Hero costume (click here)

Oh, I almost forgot! I can't believe I almost forgot about the fabric this Relaxed Peplum was made with. Mily Mae had this fantastic deal on mystery boxes and I was lucky enough to snag one and holy cow!! There were so many beautiful fabrics stuffed in that box. These two were perfect for this project! They are both double brushed poly and the only trouble they gave me was deciding which should be the top and which the skirt!

The photo props were Coby's idea! They look so good and make my baby girl look so grown up. Why do children think they need to grow up so fast?

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