Lickety-Split Quick-Change Trousers

Jonah was still a baby when Handmade Beginnings came out in 2010 and I used my Mother's Day money toward buying it.  I love Anna's blog and her beautiful fabric designs and knew I wanted to take a crack at a few of her patterns as well.  The "Quick Change Trousers" have been on my sewing queue since then.  2 years!  With Peter's birthday right around the corner and him already almost sizing out of them, I knew I had to make a pair.

So last night I headed to the fabric store with a 40% off coupon and spent a little while (alright, maybe a long while) trying to find some boyish geometric fabric, woven and a bit thicker than quilting cotton.  In a little over an hour, I pulled these together.

The pattern is simple and well explained.  I love that they are fully reversible, not only because it gives you options in outfits, but also because it helps the finished product look so, well, finished.  I don't have a serger so a full lining really does help a garment look nice and complete.

I have never been happier with how a pattern turned out.  I think that may be testimony to just how simple this pattern is (certainly nothing to do with my novice-at-best sewing skills).  I added a bit of length and he can cuff them twice - so hopefully they will fit him well into the Fall, possibly beyond.

I had to let Peter put them on for a photo shoot, of course...and he still has them on.

What's that, Peter?  You want to put in an order for another pair?

Well, alright.