by Fabienne
I love sewing in general but especially outdoor garments. This spring I found myself sewing mostly all kinds of outdoor pants. I started off with a pair of Hiking pants made from Supplex Cordura, continued with the stretch pants from the Polyamide with Coolmax and the last two were from a 3-layered fabric. At the end I used all the leftover fabric pieces for a very special kind of Jeans jacket.
As I love black for my pants, the Extras I chose are hard to see. My Extras were the Form waistband, butt & hem design seams and two thigh pockets. The fit is really good for all the pants. Unfortunately, I only took one photo of the stretch pants during my hike along the belgien beach in the spring.
As I wanted to make pants from a 3-layered fabric for my friend, I helped test the new outdoor pant pattern for 3-layered fabrics. I used the SMPTX in olive for my friend and in black for myself. Of course I tested the pants for water proofness and repellency, too. The fit came out very good for both of us.
My front and back pieces are ready for assembly.
I had some small struggles but I overcame them. Oops, like here, I should have turned the waistband facing, so the seams are now visible on the inside.
At the end of my spring sewing sessions, I treated myself and combined all the leftover fabric pieces into a jeans jacket. Thank you Birgit for helping me to decide where to place which fabric, as some pieces were quite tight for the pattern pieces. We decided like this:
Cordura 330den: shoulder yoke
SMPTX: back & side pieces
Stretch Polyamide: front pieces
Supplex Cordura: collar & front flap
by Jaana