tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post6492339180618314807..comments2024-03-19T14:28:43.361+00:00Comments on Kitschy Coo: Selfish Sewing: Maritime ShortsKitschy Coohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-68850655026663578022013-09-29T12:52:01.527+01:002013-09-29T12:52:01.527+01:00Your shorts look great! I love the color fabric y...Your shorts look great! I love the color fabric you used.:) <br />The Ottobre way for a zip fly was the only way I knew how to do one. The instructions for this one threw me a bit but in the end, I thought it worked out fine. I like the fit of the Maritime shorts on K, especially after I added darts in the back and did different pockets. I'm not convinced yet for me...there's parts I like (lower rise, front pockets, wider waistband, shaped waistband) but I think the back needs some shaping for my big booty, like darts or even a yoke.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17538128071032666452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-45828867956497986672013-09-28T11:31:06.306+01:002013-09-28T11:31:06.306+01:00I really love these!!!I really love these!!!arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03862437604872891361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-49970734965303162302013-09-28T02:58:58.110+01:002013-09-28T02:58:58.110+01:00Your shorts look great! Love the color you pricked...Your shorts look great! Love the color you pricked! I love this pattern. I've made 2 pairs. Check mine out on my blog <br /><br />Sewcharleston.wordpress.com Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-79612736365332050102013-09-27T12:11:56.624+01:002013-09-27T12:11:56.624+01:00I like your long sleeve and leggings with shorts s...I like your long sleeve and leggings with shorts styling. I mean when you put your heart into making something who wants to put it away for the Winter? Thanks for sharing, you look beautiful.Tracy Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12363026492887743077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-16691487404896104702013-09-27T09:56:54.235+01:002013-09-27T09:56:54.235+01:00That pick up line would probably work on me :) That pick up line would probably work on me :) Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-54103475576501558752013-09-27T09:55:55.717+01:002013-09-27T09:55:55.717+01:00Yeah, when I googled the zipper construction for t...Yeah, when I googled the zipper construction for the Maritimes there were other people who struggled with it too. I was tempted to try other methods people recommended as alternatives but as I didn't know what I was doing I didn't know if I would need to change any of the pattern pieces. I shall look at the Ottobre method!Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-33790158933259684362013-09-27T09:52:40.460+01:002013-09-27T09:52:40.460+01:00I prefer a much lower rise too, I think most of my...I prefer a much lower rise too, I think most of my trousers have a toddler sized zip. I didn't notice an adjustment line, but I think it'd be pretty straight-forward (says the trouser novice) to lower it. These ones are also not quite so high waisted as they look- because of the hash I made with the zipper it somehow ended up being a shorter / higher fly that intended.Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-52319428249986333822013-09-27T08:20:37.940+01:002013-09-27T08:20:37.940+01:00okay, my aol-ID always makes for fun "names&q...okay, my aol-ID always makes for fun "names" above any blog comments.<br />This is Susanne (IG ID lily28923) - have a nice day. I'll go and check out the lovely fabric in your shop that I do not have a budget for yet - maybe I'll treat myself to some of that goodness for Christmas)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-29757954195250022732013-09-27T08:09:48.650+01:002013-09-27T08:09:48.650+01:00they look cute on you (as always) and I can relate...they look cute on you (as always) and I can relate to the zip-problems. I have made the moss skirt a while back (and plan to make another one) and I hated the zipper fly construction method Jen uses. I loved everything else though... (the way the waist band is attached - a dream come true - makes my skirt look so professional) I am not new to zipper flys - infact the first garment I sewed for myself back in 2007 was a pair of linen trousers (and I still wear those) and since then I have made a couple more jeans/trousers for myself. I ended up doing the zip three times - twice I tried to follow the instructions but then I gave up and used the tried-and-true Ottobre method... I actually send an email to Jen about my problems with the zip-fly-construction but she did not respond. Maybe next time I will make the skirt (or those shorts - they look very tempting for next summer, my wardrobe is lacking a good pair of shorts) I will just add more seam allowance where the fly sits... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-62222440386946525732013-09-27T03:50:12.751+01:002013-09-27T03:50:12.751+01:00they're perfect, and I really love the pop of ...they're perfect, and I really love the pop of color with an otherwise all-black outfit. Your waist is so tiny! I think the rise on these would be too high for me and hit at my flabbiest part. I need my shorts' rise to be about 17 inches below my belly button to not cut into any loose skin and make it puff out over my waistband. Do they have a lower/raise line in the pattern?hey junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848834843161989485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-12449826802761663542013-09-27T03:15:08.949+01:002013-09-27T03:15:08.949+01:00super cute! Your fly looks great (perfect pick up...super cute! Your fly looks great (perfect pick up line...) My first fly-zipper was a miserable disaster. Sabra at Sew a Straight Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176314701386592059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-26618887239396062692013-09-26T23:10:26.316+01:002013-09-26T23:10:26.316+01:00You'd rock these shorts for sure! Sometimes i...You'd rock these shorts for sure! Sometimes it's good to have a fabric without a right and wrong side but this time was not one of them :)Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-72007961123949935292013-09-26T23:09:19.730+01:002013-09-26T23:09:19.730+01:00Tights help a lot! Although that being said I wear...Tights help a lot! Although that being said I wear short-short in the summer on account of giving zero sh*ts :) Totally agree that the lining fabric should always be there, made the process a million times more straight-forward.Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-58995541676743658412013-09-26T23:07:00.289+01:002013-09-26T23:07:00.289+01:00They do have a pretty short inseam (and the hem is...They do have a pretty short inseam (and the hem is a double fold 1/4") but they wouldn't be *quite* so short if I hadn't removed the wedge at the back as it brought the whole rise up higher. I think if you were wanting to make them longer you would have to adjust the angle of the side seams slightly to make it less angled (rather than just extend the line as it'd end up too flared). Not un-doable!Kitschy Coohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14498979148251880818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-39090478394431882472013-09-26T22:58:28.575+01:002013-09-26T22:58:28.575+01:00Very nice! I've been wanting to try out this p...Very nice! I've been wanting to try out this pattern too. Your fabric sounds like a nightmare but at least they look good in the end. Thanks for the tips!Cirque Du Bebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949048624013343300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-72035593265128747102013-09-26T22:41:38.104+01:002013-09-26T22:41:38.104+01:00Oh, I like them - I agree with Cassandra that it l...Oh, I like them - I agree with Cassandra that it looks meant to be with the inside lining material. But does the pattern count for making them longer or will they look weird then? - the website doesn't really show a longer option and I really don't want short shorts!Annethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05277567837590067506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5435738925121167166.post-29342641896384762922013-09-26T22:19:53.220+01:002013-09-26T22:19:53.220+01:00They look great! Love the contrast lining fabric, ...They look great! Love the contrast lining fabric, its like it was meant to be there!<br />Oh how I wish my legs would suit short shorts!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02012667285365009003noreply@blogger.com