I’ve made a pair of cute little trousers! well at least I think they’re pretty cute anyway…
So: here’s the funny thing; I really do love and want to wear a lot of trousers/jeans/pants but I kinda struggle with them. I genuinely worry that I look terrible in trousers and I’m convinced I look better in dresses and skirts. If anyone has taken even a passing glance at my ootd blog it’s obvious I rarely wear pants. And yet, I’m always on the eternal search for pants that look cute AND that I think I might look ok in.
And I think these fit the brief! I’m very happy with how they turned out; they have a sorta fitted feel to them without being in the slightest bit tight, they’re loose enough to be comfortable, but have no hint of bagginess in them. Yes!
I have an extra special reason for loving these; my grandmother was known as Betty, even though it was not technically her name. SO I have a special soft spot for the name. I’ve always held this deeply secret wish that my name was Betty, because I loved my grandmother so much.
Anyway! I’m happily adding these to the small collection of pants that I really love… I have several pairs that I feel really good in; up until now my blue Sashas and my Morgan jeans were the top of that list. I also still love my Ginger jeans, although I wear these less nowadays. Yes, all Closet Core patterns, hehe.
Coinkinky-dink; the fabric I used to make these are the leftovers from my old Ginger jeans! I made those back in *checks blog archive* wow 2014. I can’t believe they’ve gone so well, for so long! I could have sworn I got the fabric in Spotlight, but my blog reliably informs me I bought it in KnitWit,so there you go. I have zero memory of that. Ha! Thank goodness for the blog!
I cut the pocket lining from this cute evil-villain, cotton fabric, that was leftovers from one of Craig’s surgical masks, and I also made a few Covid masks from the leftovers this year too.
I used a red top-stitching thread for all the topstitching, I dunno, just for fun, because I had it. In fact, 100% of the materials for my Betty’s were from my stash, which always feels amazing; if I can achieve it. The potential of my stash is quite exciting to me, I’ve discovered so many garments in it this past year!
The top I’m wearing them with here is a Burda pattern; 04/2014;111, made in a bobbly stretch stuff from Fabulous Fabrics. And in another funny coinkinky-dink, I am wearing this very same top in my blog post of the Ginger jeans too! Another old favourite that has stood the test of time for me 
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