Craft show and cozy lounge pants

 This week I sewed up a quick pair of lounge pants.

  

I have been donning a pair of  rayon blend Carolyn PJ pants for wear at home after work. As the Fall got colder I thought it would be useful to have a warmer pair. I thought of the fabric that Carol had sent me; I have already planned to make the Mitchells out of the red fabric, so decided to use this black and white (grey) herringbone for this project. In my head I thought it was wool, but Carol informed me it was a raw silk! Very soft. Also very shifty!

I had to cut each pant leg separately in order to fit it all on (sewists know that this is a more efficient use of fabric always!). I almost cut out three back legs, but caught myself, only because it wasn't fitting right, and I double checked the pattern piece!

I used bias tape made from the dyed floral print (my summer upcycle).

 

Instead of a drawstring I did a double elastic casing. These pants can probably be worn in public! But I am saving them for home casual!

I also sewed the cuffs and waisbant to the inside first, with the folded edge being attached to the outside and top-stitched. This makes the outside more even, and you don't drop the edges! For the cuffs it meant sewing the piping to the cuff first... it all worked out.

sewing the piping

  

Hong Kong bias finish

CRAFT SHOW

The long awaited craft show was today.

I had started preparing for this project in the summer, my goal being to sew up my offcuts and sell lovely, one-of-a kind items.

  

I was nervous this morning. My goals were modest: sell enough to make up the table fee, and sell the largest item (the pouffe). Well, to come home with fewer objects than I left with! I succeeded. My sales were modest, and several to friends.

I used vintage suitcases for display, and remembered to bring a cloth to cover the table! I made a couple of simple signs...

In fact, one friend purchased the Komebukuro (rice bag) made with the offcuts from her upcycled kilt project. That felt a bit cheeky of me, but it was nice that the fabric would be meaningful for her.

The woman beside me made very lovely bags and pouches with very lovely fabric. It is always the fabric, isn't it?!

There were a couple of stands with mostly knit objects; some lovely, fine sculptures (she had bouquets of knit flowers - awfully cute!). There were a couple of pottery sales, a couple of authors, ane more... quite a variety. I felt as though my objects measured up, as eclectic as they were.

Next I need to decide what to do with the objects I did not sell. A few scrub caps/chef hats, a couple of winter bucket hats, a camping cutlery bag and a travel packing cube. Oh, and several pouches for small objects (jewelry pouches. They did not sell)