Making Moves - New Trews

Hold up - I made a pair of trousers with a new pattern. Whhhhaaattttttt?!

Having spent the last 10 years making the same pair of Style Arc Fifi or Parker pants on repeat, the fact I tried a new style is a bit of a shocker for me. Especially when the pattern is a bit 'trendy'.

You've seen all the barrel legs out there - I wasn't convinced I must be honest. But I do love Pattern Emporium and I do love using up stash. So caution to the wind I gave the Making Moves pants a go!

And I don't hate them!

As usual I went into these thinking I'd have to make 1000 adjustments to the fit - however I made just 1. Scoop the back curve out a bit for this larger booty. Would you know, it worked.

I cut a size 16 - there was a minute where I thought I had made a big mistake as the waist looked significantly smaller than normal, however it did come together and I can get them on without issue even with a big hip/waist difference.

My first pair were made from some black stretch linen from the deep stash - I just wanted to check the fit and not waste anything too precious.

I had to chop about 5 inches from the hem thinking they would be 'cropped' however they ended up being about right!

I appreciate black trousers are not the most interesting thing to look at or see any details.

There is a 2 piece back leg which gives a gentle curve around the leg, a nice 'beginner barrel' shape.

The second pair I made in some leftover stripe soft denim (used for a jacket here) - the pattern says not suitable for stiffer fabrics however, I ignored that and gambled on them being ok. It's elasticated trousers. It's fine. Not as drapey on the bum but they still fit which is great.