I’ve made the Free Range Slacks so many times now that I’m starting to feel like a broken record. But at least that’s a good sign that I really love them! …Or a sign that I need to not be so afraid of trying to sew other pants patterns. Haha. You can be the judge.
If you are interested in the adjustments that I made to this pattern, you can find them all in this blog post. I made the tapered view of this pattern and used washed crinkle cotton from Style Maker Fabrics. I originally bought the fabric to make a button up shirt, but after washing it was still pretty crisp. So, I decided the fabric would be better for making a pair of pants, and it worked great! It’s a really nice mid-weight and there are a lot of other colors available too.
These pants feel like an upgrade from sweats, and a nice break from jeans when I don’t feel like wearing them. Black is hard to photograph, but there’s not all that much to see. They’re black pants. Haha. (Worn here with a Monroe Turtleneck w/o the turtleneck.)
And out of the fear that this blog post has been super boring, I thought I would share something that I’ve started doing that I’ve been really liking! Lately, I’ve been pinning to a Pinterest board called recreate the look, and only adding pins that I would be able to recreate with the things I already have in my closet. Usually when I’m looking at my Pinterest boards, I feel overwhelmed about the things that I don’t have, but this one gets me really excited and helps me see the outfits I could literally go into my closet and put together whenever I want to. I also added to the board description: ‘If I ever leave the house…‘. Then laughed at myself because it’s not not true. 😉
I don’t have a lot of black pants pinned yet, but I’m hoping the Pinterest algorithm starts showing me similar things soon, and I’ll have a lot more inspiration to go from.
I hope you are enjoying the holiday season and getting some time to sew. Let me know if you have any questions or comments, and happy sewing! xoxo
Just got on to follow your board “recreate the look”! I love it : )
Thanks Lauri! It’s been fun to pin outfits that I can recreate immediately if I want to!
I’ve made Free Range twice and really like them. Have to figure out how to do a flat bum adjustment as there’s lots of fabric that pools at lower bum.
Oh! Closet Core has a great Pants Fitting Adjustments blog post, and they even show how to do that adjustment! I’ll link it below if that helps:
https://blog.closetcorepatterns.com/pants-fitting-adjustments-best-tips-for-pants-fitting/
I love the black pants! They look comfortable and stylish! And I went to the “Recreate the look”. Very nice to mix and match. Another wonderful blog! 👏💕
Thank you, Grandma! 💕 I’ve been wearing them quite a bit and love how they go with so many things.
What a great idea for a pinterest board. And it will help me shop what I own. I love it. Thanks for sharing!
Exactly! I’m so glad that helped you too!