Nope, I really did sew!! This was my big weekend for sewing. I'd already cut out the fabric ahead of time, so all I had to do was sew, sew, sew... 10 pair of trousers, all fine wale corderoy (some of the cord has patterns), all with pockets and double knees. I don't have size tags, so I write the size on a small piece of elastic and sew it into the back. Anyway, here they are. Today I started cutting out fabric for a hooded cloak. Maybe it'll be done by Halloween. :)

Margaret

very productive weekend! the pants look great too.

wow! it must feel great to get all those done!!! :)
that's inspiring me to get going....you need to post sns's more!!!
nak

Thanks! I don't usually do S&S's because, well, I don't sew all that often it seems. Just when I really need to. This latest flurry is for back-to-school clothes. I probably didn't make enough trousers yet, so there will be another flurry before it gets really cold. :) I don't even attempt shirts - I'm scared of knits. and collars and interfacing have always been tough for me.

The hooded cloak (in progress) is for Halloween and playing. It's got droopy sleeves and a bodice and everything - very cool, but takes a humongous amount of fabric, which I'm really not used to dealing with. I got it all cut out now, and partially assembled, but it will have to wait until another sewing spurt.

I actually tried to get someone else to do my sewing for me this year, but my pleas were unsuccessful. And I bought another hooded cloak (no sleeve or bodice though) from lovebugsmama/Marcy so I wouldn't have quite so much Halloween sewing to do. I'm hoping she makes another in a size 7 or 8. :)

YOU DID IT!!!!

yeahhhhh!!! :balloons:

I bet it feels great to finish that much in one fell swoop!

~jo

Well I'm super impressed. How'd you do the double knees exactly?

Great job! :)

Go Margaret! They look great! :monkeydan

Ok, I was doing a search for Margaret's username to find her fb thread and came across this ~ I was like :drop: She SEWS?!?!?!?!?

You did great on them... dang it!!! I never knew you sew... wonderful job!

Wow!!! You've been productive :) Nice job!

Thanks again, everyone! It's so nice to feel those pats on the back. :o And Jo, yes, but I have to give credit to DH, who kept the kids entertained so well, so I could work on these.

The double-knees I do by cutting extra fabric (12" tall for the older 2 kids, and I think about 8" for the youngest) the same shape as the leg fronts. Then I fold/iron top & bottom of the "knees" under about 1/4 inch so the cut edges won't be exposed, top-stitch the "knees" top & bottom to the leg fronts, and sew the rest of the trousers as usual. It's a small extra step, which allows my kids not to go thru the knees of their trousers quite so quickly. :)

Nice work Margaret! I have some cord pants on the agenda for tomorrow. :happy:

Margaret, those look GREAT!!! Way to go!!!

Thanks for explaining how you do the double knees. I bought dd #3 some pants from Lands End online recently that have reinforced knees. I was interested to see how they did it. When they arrived, I immediately checked them out. All they did was attach a wide swath of sturdy fusible interfacing to the back side of the knee section of the front legs.

I think your way is probably much stronger. But if I were sewing some dress pants where I wouldn't want the stitching to show, I might try the Lands End way. I'm glad to know both options!