
Like this Oliver and S Puppet Show Shorts pattern. I actually bought this pattern almost two years ago specifically to make the shorts, but somehow I never got around to making them (although I did use the dress part of the pattern to make this dress, so it wasn't a total waste I guess). I love that Shorts on the Line provided me with the kick in the rump that I needed to finally make a pair of these ridiculously cute shorts.
And they are ridiculously cute (or maybe it's just the chubby toddler legs in them that make them so cute). For the fabric, I decided to go with some dark gray and white seersucker because 1) nothing says summer like seersucker and 2) I love the way that you can make different design elements on a pattern pop simply by changing the orientation of the stripes on seersucker.
Shorts? Vertical stripes
Waistband and pockets? Horizontal stripes
Bindings? Diagonal stripes.
Easy peasy.
Oh, and a little flat piping on the pockets for good measure (and because I cannot resist piping). And a completely non-functional button on the front because, well, because I wanted to. I kind of love the way that these shorts turned out, but more important I really loved making them. I've had a spate of sewing failures around here lately and this project was a much-needed win.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to dig through my patterns to find out what other little treasures I have buried in there! Hopefully it'll include some more shorts patterns!
PS - And here's my PSA message of the day. When your child does this pose, run - don't walk - to the nearest bathroom. Someone (who shall remain nameless) may have peed all over her new shorts about two minutes after I put them on her. Lesson learned.
This post is part of the Shorts on the Line sewalong. Shorts on the Line 2014 is sponsored by: Britex Fabrics, Hawthorne Threads, miss matatabi, and Soak Wash. Hosted by imagine gnats, small + friendly, and Kollabora.