Weekend Project: The End is in Sight

Magrat has adpoted trousers as practical wear for traveling by broomstick.

"I don't 'old with it," said Granny. "Everyone can see her legs."

"No they can't," said Nanny, "the reason being, the material is in the way."

"Yes, but they can see where her legs are," said Granny Weatherwax.

Witches Abroad, by Terry Pratchett

Trousers... The last official sewing project for me, Ana and Juana (although we will undoubtedly continue to sew together.) As you may remember, a couple of Sundays ago we drafted pants patterns for each of them, using their measurements and following instructions in an issue of Threads magazine.

This afternoon, Ana and I shopped for their "practice" fabrics. (Juana had to work and couldn't join us - but we picked up fabric for her too.) We'll assemble the practice pants next Sunday and figure out any pattern adjustments they want before we make the real pants. ;)

Of course, I tried this method with my own measurements first, to make sure I could do it, and to see how well it worked. My first two versions were noticeably too large on me; so for my third attempt, not surprisingly, I trimmed the pattern down too much and produced a pair that are a bit too tight. Sigh...

Here are front, side and back views of the unfinished (waistband & hem) pants. (I lost some motivation when they were too small.)

Before I make the pants again, I think I'll modify the pattern so that the pants aren't so high-waisted and aren't so narrow-legged. I also need to read up a bit on drafting darts - the ones I put in back aren't right somehow...

These pants aren't a total loss, because I am in the midst of an active weight loss program. So, they should fit somewhat better relatively soon. I've been using a software program, DietPower, that I learned about from Shannon's blog, and it is really helping me keep on track.

This morning I worked out our menu for Thanksgiving, made my grocery list and cooking plan, and even had time to create a menu in Spanish! (Hopefully it's accurate!)

I'm going to suspend my usual posts this week, in order to focus on the holiday. But I'll be back the following week. (Possibly with bells on!)

In the meantime, I am wishing you, your family and your friends the most wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and many, many things in your lives to be thankful for! :)