Brownie Overalls

I chose medium weight cotton in a brown and floral print. I chose cotton because it is an affordable biodegradable option and the print is busy enough that I don’t need to be to close with pattern matching. I started by adjusting my pattern: I took three inches out of the leg length to accommodate my height, I cut out two of the larger pockets and moved them to the butt and finally I added about two and half inches to the waist band to give myself proper ease. I copied the pattern to pattern paper and cut out the pattern and fabric. After sewing the darts, it took me a couple of read through but I figured out the pocket construction. The assembly made perfect sense once I got past there word choice. I attached the pockets and sewed the inseam on each pant leg. I then unfolded the legs to line up the crotch seam, I pushed one seam in each direction trying to minimize bulk but I am not sure this was the right choice. I then had to lay out the pants right side out to figure out how to line up the outer seam properly. Finally got right sides together and ready was to sew. After the pants were constructed I constructed the bodice, I used iron on stabilizer but it is integrated into the garment so it shouldn’t fall out when washed. When attaching the waist band I realized that the opening for the buttons was on the wrong side of the pants and I had to redo several steps. The final steps were buttons, hand sewing button holes and felling all of my seams.