boilersuit

boiler suit - burda magazine 04/2019/#121

while i hardly ever make something that's currently fashionable

from whatever reason i felt like i had to sew this boilersuit

the moment i saw preview of april issue

..

there's a lot of pattern pieces

and it took forever to finish

(forever being a full week of naptimes

for a project that could easily be finished in one afternoon)

and while i'm not 100% happy with final result

i still love it an wear it a ton

..

  

my issue with the pattern

(and most burda pants patterns, for that matter)

is that from whatever reason legs are way too long on me

which is rather strange

as i'm actually 168cm tall

and that's the height that burda claims to drafts patterns for..

and i'm not short legged..

but, from whatever reason, i always have to shorten the legs

and i have to shorten them a lot

..

i am short waisted though

so i guess altering the bodice would help a bit,

but even then i would have to shorten the legs some 10cm

..

with this particular pattern

i think i chopped some 15cm in the end, or maybe more..

and i also hemmed and ripped and shortened 

and hemmed and ripped more times than i care to count..

and, since i took all that fabric from the bottom

instead of doing alterations prior to cutting

and taking it somewhere at knee height

i ended up with pants being way wider 

than what i expected them to be..

and while i could go back and rip hems one more time

narrow legs down and hem again

i just didn't have it in me

and called it a day

..

but, pants issues aside

i freaking love my new boilersuit!

it's very comfy

nursing friendly

black, meaning all the inevitable milk stains 

won't be too visible

and i kinda feel chic wearing it

which i haven't felt in a while

..

 i regret that i skipped adding pockets

so will have to sew another one eventually

and try to fix other issues as well

..

mokosha