ed to wear happy pants. He chose to wear happy pants whenever the occasion presented. So where better than to start one's sewing career? Once an essential item in everyone's wardrobe were the loosely fitting happy pants. A draw-string waist and presto, they fitted every form. On hot days they were cool for the fabric hung from the waist strung like washing on a clothesline. Our eldest decided to reward her brother with a memory from his childhood. The nostalgia of the imminent wedding rekindled the notion of family and along with it all of its idiosyncrasies. No pattern. No problem. Never sewn before also not an issue. She hunted, searched and finally unearthed a pair of his jeans under a bundle of dirty washing on his bedroom floor. Good; just perfect for creating a pattern for his happy pants. A day long experience shared by all bystanders. No pins, no paper! Leave an edge for a seam. The jean template smoothed and placed face down over the bright fabric. Snip then trim around the jeans. Easy as. Now sew. Easy too. How wide, how long? Wait until fitted to make such decisions. The end product a credit to the novice seamstress. Congratulations. Pity about the elastic. How long does the tailor's assistant have to accompany the man in the happy pants? Trickiest part was threading the elastic through the waistband. I love the happy pants and I think that so does the recipient. Glad that we resolved the challenge of elastic waistbands. The tailor's assistant was free to take on other chores on the day of the wedding.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Happy Pants
What does one do the day before a wedding? Some get a manicure, others a pedicure or haircut and then there are those who buy a sewing machine while shopping for some odds and ends. A recent family wedding was the perfect opportunity for one member of the bridal party to take a much needed break. The usual 13 or 14 hour day work schedule didn't permit such frivolous use of time as browsing for a sewing machine. Over the dinner that night there was great debate over the inklings that prompted the purchase. Remember when ... our youngest us
ed to wear happy pants. He chose to wear happy pants whenever the occasion presented. So where better than to start one's sewing career? Once an essential item in everyone's wardrobe were the loosely fitting happy pants. A draw-string waist and presto, they fitted every form. On hot days they were cool for the fabric hung from the waist strung like washing on a clothesline. Our eldest decided to reward her brother with a memory from his childhood. The nostalgia of the imminent wedding rekindled the notion of family and along with it all of its idiosyncrasies. No pattern. No problem. Never sewn before also not an issue. She hunted, searched and finally unearthed a pair of his jeans under a bundle of dirty washing on his bedroom floor. Good; just perfect for creating a pattern for his happy pants. A day long experience shared by all bystanders. No pins, no paper! Leave an edge for a seam. The jean template smoothed and placed face down over the bright fabric. Snip then trim around the jeans. Easy as. Now sew. Easy too. How wide, how long? Wait until fitted to make such decisions. The end product a credit to the novice seamstress. Congratulations. Pity about the elastic. How long does the tailor's assistant have to accompany the man in the happy pants? Trickiest part was threading the elastic through the waistband. I love the happy pants and I think that so does the recipient. Glad that we resolved the challenge of elastic waistbands. The tailor's assistant was free to take on other chores on the day of the wedding.
ed to wear happy pants. He chose to wear happy pants whenever the occasion presented. So where better than to start one's sewing career? Once an essential item in everyone's wardrobe were the loosely fitting happy pants. A draw-string waist and presto, they fitted every form. On hot days they were cool for the fabric hung from the waist strung like washing on a clothesline. Our eldest decided to reward her brother with a memory from his childhood. The nostalgia of the imminent wedding rekindled the notion of family and along with it all of its idiosyncrasies. No pattern. No problem. Never sewn before also not an issue. She hunted, searched and finally unearthed a pair of his jeans under a bundle of dirty washing on his bedroom floor. Good; just perfect for creating a pattern for his happy pants. A day long experience shared by all bystanders. No pins, no paper! Leave an edge for a seam. The jean template smoothed and placed face down over the bright fabric. Snip then trim around the jeans. Easy as. Now sew. Easy too. How wide, how long? Wait until fitted to make such decisions. The end product a credit to the novice seamstress. Congratulations. Pity about the elastic. How long does the tailor's assistant have to accompany the man in the happy pants? Trickiest part was threading the elastic through the waistband. I love the happy pants and I think that so does the recipient. Glad that we resolved the challenge of elastic waistbands. The tailor's assistant was free to take on other chores on the day of the wedding.
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