Thursday, March 24, 2011

Girl's Pants - Mädchenhosen


It's spring and the kids are growing like weeds... I've given up on trying to make all - or most of - their wardrobes, but there's one thing that pains me to pay for, and that is children's pants. Here's why.


  1. Too expensive.

  2. Especially considering they change color (or shape) for good after the first intense playground session.

  3. And how about taking kids' needs and bodies into consideration? (Instead of making skinny jeans out of non-stretch material. Ouch!)

So here's my latest but not last, mostly self-drafted/TNT girl's jeans:



(Front and back pocket detail)

Not fashionable. Cute and comfy, though!

(I seized the opportunity to try my hand at reverse appliqué. Fun!)

(From the outside)

(From the inside)

Die Kinder wachsen wie Unkraut und die Frühjahrsgarderobe muss aufgefüllt werden. Nach Kinderflohmarkt und städtischer Einkaufsrunde blieben noch ein paar Lücken, insbesondere in Sachen Beinkleider.


Streitschrift gegen gekaufte Kinderhosen:

  1. Zu teuer.



  2. Dafür, dass sie nach einem Nachmittag auf dem Spielplatz nie wieder die Originalfarbe aufweisen werden.


  3. Mit fragwürdigen modischen Details. (Enge Jeans aus nicht dehnbaren Stoffen? Aua.)

Solange die Kinder mich lassen und Bequemlichkeit vor modische Anpassung geht, werde ich noch die eine oder andere gemütliche Gummizughose fertigen. Hier die neueste:




Vielleicht nicht so schick, aber sehr bequem. Und mit (wieheißtdasrichtigaufdeutsch?) ungekehrter Applikation (Bilder siehe oben).



Happy sewing!

9 comments:

  1. These are adorable! You are so right about ridiculous clothes for kids that they cannot move or play in. I love your solution.

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  2. So cute!! I love the reverse applique flower. I think kids clothes have just gotten ridiculous, as if they were just small adults! I like for my kids to be able to play.

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  3. I love the front pockets and the reverse applique. I just bought second hand stuff when my daughter was little. There was no way I could afford to buy new clothes that would only fit for a few months.

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  4. These jeans are so cute. I especially like the reverse applique flower. It must be fun sewing clothes for a little girl. Unfortunetly I had only boys.

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  5. So adorable. I love how you did the little fold of ribbon at the pocket too. What a nice detail.

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  6. What fun little pants! I like the reverse applique.

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  7. Da geht's dir genau wie mir! Ich sehe die Sache mit den Hosen genauso!
    Diese sind jedenfalls ganz toll, bequem und spielplatztauglich!
    Lg
    Isabelle

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  8. How cute! I'll be following your blog, I have little children too, that I have only just begun sewing (badly) for:-) I need all the inspiration I can get!

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