So, as it was extremely hot this summer, I wanted to have some more pairs of shorts. I’ve also been obsessing over a paper bag effect waist for a while now, so I figured I’d combine the two. Especially after starting my search on pinterest and finding some nice inspiration (here). I had a piece of fabric in the hoard that came from a colleague of mine. There wasn’t a lot, but it was red striped and the stripes were on grain, so I started creating my pattern and sewing up the project at the end of July.
I don’t exactly remember why, but I decided to eliminate the side seam. So I put the back & front of the red pants pattern onto paper and traced, also adding at least 5 cm? to the top to allow the creation of the paper bag waist. I also created some pockets that would be integrated belt loops. Then I stitched some thin white cotton to the top to allow for the creation of the elastic channel on the back and to finish the waist nicely. Some more sewing and belt loops later and I had a pair of shorts!
I’ve worn them a few times this summer, and eventually decided that they really needed back pockets too, so I cut out some and put them on last weekend, during a spree of small fixes, which also included adding elastic to the red pants waist to make them stay up slightly better.
They will probably not be pants I’ll wear very often, since the weather usually isn’t as scorching as it was. However, it’s still nice to have some variation to choose from. I think the finished result is quite fun, so yay for this project!
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