Monday, June 29, 2015

City gym shorts

I almost missed Kids Clothes Week last week, but I managed to squeeze in an hour of sewing yesterday. Just enough time to complete these cute City Gym Shorts.
This is a free pattern from Purl Soho. The perfect pattern for a quick summer sew.

Based on her measurements, I should have sewed a size 8-9, but I decided to go down a size and sewed the 6-7. Glad I did, because these are more than roomy enough. I even had to take them in a bit. 
I used the two toned denim left over from the Stylo outfits. You cannot see it here, but I used the dark side of the fabric for the back of the shorts and the lighter side for the front  (similar to the Twisted Trousers I made for Stylo).
She borrowed her brother's tee for the photoshoot. The snug fit of the tee really adds to the retro feel, don't you think?
Whereas I love the shorts, she wasn't too enthousiastic about them at first. Fortunately, she warmed up to them when I told her that these were real gym shorts.
So there you have it; a pair of retro gym shorts for my sports loving girl.

13 comments:

  1. These look great, I love the colour combo! I've still not posted about my KCW makes, hopefully I'll get photos today.

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  2. Yes, I found them too roomy too, my girl needs a size up because of her bum, but it ended up being too big, she's happy, but it's not the look I was expecting

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    1. O, bummer! Let's hope she will grow into them...

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  3. Echt korte broeken weer nu, heel leuk!

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    1. Haha, zeg dat wel. De tropen zijn in aantocht.

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  4. wat een gave broek! heb je voor mij de link naar het patroon? ik kan het nergens vinden, alvast bedankt!

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    1. Hoi Atelien, dankjewel voor je comment. De link staat hierboven in de post. Klik op City Gym Shorts in de tweede zin en je wordt doorgelinkt.

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  5. Zo'n leuk modelletje, heerlijk retro! Ha, hier net zo creatief met aanprijzen van de kleding ("dit is een echte strandbroek" En toen hij af was, keek hij mij verheugd aan: gaan we nu naar het strand?!)

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    1. Haha. Ja, pas op met wat je zegt.... Het kan tegen je gebruikt worden...

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  6. Leuk! En zulke snelle naaiprojecten zijn ideaal met dit weer!

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    1. Inderdaad. Langer dan een uur houd ik het op mijn naaizolder nu niet vol...

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  7. these shorts are so awesome and these photos! <3 love, love the beautiful light!

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