sewing saturday! chambray wide legged trousers

Sewing Saturday! This week, I began a project of mine I've been dreaming of for spring.. a pair of light chambray wide legged trousers. The pattern is from the early 1970s with a high, structured waist, turned up leg openings, and lined pockets in the front.

What you'll need.. 2-3 yards of fabric (in this case, lightweight chambray denim) as well as less than half a yard of lightweight interfacing and fabric for lining. The waistband is interfaced, and the pockets are lined. Also, a seven inch zipper for the front opening.

I began preparations by ironing out the fabric and fabric pieces and lining them up, according to the pattern's instructions.

I then pinned the pattern pieces to the fabric and cut them out!

This upcoming week, I'll begin sewing - starting with attaching the pocket lining to the pockets and sewing the waistline darts.

That's all for today.. shop update coming soon!

american apparel head to toe.. striped bodysuit and chambray harem pants.

Strapless Striped Bodysuit - American Apparel

High Waist Chambray Jumper Pants - American Apparel

Black Strap Wood Heels - Vintage

Thanks for all of your well wishes for the new job! How awesome to read that a few of you are working at American Apparel, too (and thanks to Tami for the good article on AA - it's info I needed to read).

I met a lot of my fellow workers last night, and they're a blast. I think I'm going to have a good time there.

Here is outfit no. 1 in my new American Apparel series. The striped onesie is something I considered returning, since it's a bit different from my usual style, but I ended up falling for it the second time I tried it on. The tightness of the top really balances the looseness of the pants, which I like.

The pants are a huge favorite. I bought a sheer peter pan collar top in white that I've been pairing with the pants.. it's a really baggy sleeveless top that I button up all the way. I feel like Annie Hall when I wear it.

I'm in Bristol right now. We just went to a Dave Rawlings Machine concert downtown, and it was really fantastic.. Gillian Welch has such a voice. So much wonderful music is going on this weekend that I want to be a part of! Anyone at Bonnaroo this year?

Learning how to fishtail braid and laughing at cheesy late-night infomericals with Neil. Tonight has been a good night.