This is a Simplicity pattern #2188.
Mine are about the same length as the ones on the pattern, so I guess they turned out the same. The thing is, I SHORTENED mine by 2 inches. Otherwise, they would be mid-calf on me. Whatever! I like them the way they turned out.
I will show you some pictures, BUT please keep in mind that I have been sitting in them most of the afternoon and evening, and my dog INSISTS on being in pictures. WHY, OH WHY did I train her to pose for me??? She will be lying on the floor napping, and when she sees me get my camera, she immediately runs over to me.
LOOK! I put my camera on the table and backed up for the camera to snap a pic in 10 seconds, and here came Jackie.
Here she is posing for me waiting for me to take her picture:
She is SO ADORABLE, and you can't tell by the pics, I know. She OOZES sweetness!
Here are the shorts that I made -- which you have already seen above -- but here they are without a dog attached:
I want to make a blouse to go with my new shorts. Color-Blocking is all the rage now, and I really don't care for 99.9% of it, but I thought I would try to color block a top to go with the shorts. I doubt I will ever wear the outfit anywhere but at home, but I want to experiment. Maybe I will buy some more NON-Juvenile fabric and make this again.
I am going to make Silhouette's Sonya blouse again because it has lots of areas for color-blocking. My problem is I can't make up my mind WHERE I want the frogs and WHERE I want the pink. I don't want it to appear -- IF anyone was to ever see me in this -- that I am on my way to a Bowling Alley.
I scanned the line drawing of the blouse.
I then scanned both fabrics and plugged them into the blouse.
KEWL, huh???
WHICH version do you like the best, and you can't say "NONE, Lady, you need to grow up and quit wearing frogs when you are 63 years old!!!"
So what do you think????
I'm not sure I like any of them, and I am now thinking about piping in the princess seams and the yoke.
My sister called to remind me that Dancing is on. It is Disney night. The darling girl with no legs is crying because her legs don't work right for the waltz. THANK YOU GOD for my legs -- swollen ankles and all!!!!
Hugs, Joy
I like the third one down. Of course that's just my opinion. I never did go in for 'fashions'. I wear what I like and what's comfortable. The bottoms look nice though. I like them!
ReplyDeleteI like the 1st one. You should wear what you like silly or not. I love Disney myself. Precious Jackie... She just wants to please you. Have fun!! ~ Sheila
ReplyDeleteI'm with Sheila; I like the first one. I think the pink will be prettier up by your face.
ReplyDeleteAs for Jackie, she's in good company since you have Jerry and me trained, too.
hugs, Phylly
I agree to the first one. The pink gives some relief from all the frogs, and I like the color blocked sides.
ReplyDeleteLinda
How about a frog motif appliqué on the t-shirt you are wearing?
ReplyDeleteJoy, I like the one with just the sides color blocked. It is slenderizing. You see the pink but it doesn't jump out at you. These are cute and you will enjoy them this summer. I might even make some of those shorts for myself.
ReplyDeleteI like the second one, pink yoke and sleeves with print around torso.
ReplyDeleteHow about solid pink top piped with the frog print? I love whimsy as much as the next person & am always drawn to the seersucker Capri sets for summer but with prints on the top & bottom they start to look like pajamas. Color blocking is a great idea , If you color block a top with two solid colors it would really expand the range of what you could wear it with..thanks for the idea. The other joy( you know the one that shares your name but not your sewing expertise
ReplyDeleteJoy what program did you use to do the scanning and plunking?
ReplyDeleteCarol
Photo Shop Elements 10
DeleteThanks Joy ... I have that too! I willneedto learn how it works! This looks like fun!
DeleteCarol
If I remember in the morning, I'll tell you the route to do it. You bring the picture into "Edit". Then you go to "Pattern Create" (or something like that). Then you use "Pattern Select" to fill an object with it. I'll tell you more tomorrow when I'm not on my laptop.
DeleteHugs, Joy
I would appreciate that thanks!
DeleteI like the 4th one. It will break up the frogs.
ReplyDeleteI vote for the top one, too, with the bottom one as second place. The frog print is adorable! Why shouldn't we have fun once in awhile? Especially for an at home outfit.
ReplyDeleteJoy, I love the first one. It has enough pink to break up the business of the frogs. This is Deborah from Ozark, MO the one who lives by Branson. I enjoy your blog so much. I feel as if I know you like a sister.
ReplyDeleteI like the first version. You'll have a little bit of the frogs and the solid will help keep it from overpowering the pants. I LOVE your dog!!!
ReplyDeleteI think these shorts look like PJ's......maybe it's the fabric.
ReplyDeletesorry, jl
I love your little frog outfit and have really enjoyed reading your blog this morning...I am your newest follower. Can't wait to see what's next!
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