Crocodile Lounge Shorts

まだまだ暑いので、家で履く短パンを作ってみました。
ボケボケ写真で失礼。裸足だし、超リラックスムードいっぱいです。
夏の夜のコンビニにこういう格好のお兄さんたちいっぱいいるよね？

もしかして、これ、初めてのパンツじゃない、あたし。あぁ、成長したなぁ。
ポケットつき。
ちなみに布はトーカイで買ったワニ柄。買ってよかった、ワニ柄。
前作ったトップスの色違いバージョン。
豪華なミシンについてきたかわいいステッチをポケットの端に施してみたりして。

Since it is still pretty hot and humid, I wanted a pair of comfortable lounge shorts.
My very first pants creation, I think.

The pattern is Butterick B5044. Other than the pocket piece, there is ONLY 1 pattern piece. I never knew a pair of pants can be made with just one pattern piece.

I made a View C, which is a Bermuda length shorts, with lined pockets.
Now that I have a fancy sewing machine, I used one of the decorative stitches to topstitch the opening of the pocket. I know, the flowers don't go well with the crocodiles but that's fine, I like it.

The main fabric is a crinkly textured cotton that I bought in Japan. I used the black/pink version for a Sis Boom Meghan Peasant Dress before.

My regular presser foot did not work well with the crinkly texture of the fabric for the horizontal seam (it stretched out the crinkles too much) so I used the walking foot the entire time, which is fine, because my fancy sewing machine has a fancy integrated walking foot. Yey for the new machine.

The pocket lining is a scrap left-over rayon charmeuse. It feels very fluid and luxurious in my pocket.

I cut a size Small but it is still pretty baggy. I may go down a size for the next one.
The length of my fabric was pretty much exactly the length of the shorts so the pattern matching of the pockets are not perfect. At least the crocodile stripe continues at the same height so that's enough matching for me.

I was wearing jeans while I was making these shorts. But the construction of the shorts went very fast and done in the morning so I wore the shorts the rest of the day as soon as it was completed. I should make a few more pairs...