Grainline Studios Maritime Shorts ~ Version 2
Sunday, July 06, 2014
I've completed my second pair of Maritime shorts, this time in a floral linen. You can see my first version, the Rambo pants (that I've worn nearly everyday!!!), here. For my second pair I opted for a more feminine version. Floral pants seemed to have made their second go around this Spring/Summer. I never got on board that floral train last year. I'm usually a year or two behind with trends so I found it fitting that when I spotted this floral linen at Joann's I instantly thought summer shorts.
Grainline Studios ~ Maritime Shorts
Wowza peeps, the perfect shorts.
These will never go out of style.
Features front fly opening, front and back pockets.
Super comfy...easy to wear.
These will never go out of style.
Features front fly opening, front and back pockets.
Super comfy...easy to wear.
Ingredients:
Pattern: PDF pattern available here for $8.50..(also available on Jen's site but it is offline at the moment)
Fabric: Medium bottom weight fabrics like denim, twill and linen.
Notions: 7 in zipper, hook & eye closure or button, interfacing
Needle: For my linen I used Schmetz universal 80/12 needle
Pattern Assembly: The pdf is 19 pages long. I really can't find any reason to complain about assembling pdf's now since I bought one of these babies. Life changer! I bought mine at Joann Fabric with a 50% coupon so I ended up paying about $10 for it.
Pattern Assembly: The pdf is 19 pages long. I really can't find any reason to complain about assembling pdf's now since I bought one of these babies. Life changer! I bought mine at Joann Fabric with a 50% coupon so I ended up paying about $10 for it.
Sizing and Fitting: The sizes range from 0-18. I cut a size 4 and made a muslin pre Rambo pants. I didn't need any fitting adjustments but I did lengthen the pattern two inches. I'm just more comfortable with this length. I have to say that this version fits waaay better than my Rambo pants. The Rambo fabric was fairly stretchy so they fit looser on my waist and around my behind. This linen fits snugger around those areas. I've never worn linen pants before so I'm hoping these don't stretch out too bad throughout the day.
Construction: It took me a couple days after work to complete these shorts. I found the instructions easy to follow but on parts that I felt were a little tricky, like the fly front, I followed Jen's sewalong for a little extra hand holding. I opted to change the construction of the waistband. If you've made the Sewaholic Thurlows then your familiar with what is called a center back extension. Basically the center back seam is that last seam you sew. This allows for a customizable fit. If you ever lose or gain a few pounds the waistband can be easily unpicked and altered. My waistband usually gapes open, probably because I have swayback, but I find this alteration the perfect fix.
I can't say much more about these except they are damn near perfect and my new TNT pattern for shorts. I seriously don't know if I'll ever try another shorts pattern. These were on my Florida "to sew" list and there are a couple more things on the list that are pending... a white Briar shirt, a white tank and another pair of shorts. I know I'm not going to get those finished, we are leaving Friday morning so I decided not to stress myself out about it and I just went shopping for those things. Yep I broke my RTW fast. To be honest I can't believe I lasted this long. I don't think the fast was designed to be a prison sentence so I don't feel guilty about buying the things I needed considering the circumstances. And I've decided, if I don't find enjoyment out of sewing something like work trousers, then why torture myself. I will buy those things but will be mindful of the quality and where they were made.
I don't know why but Vito insisted on sitting in the swing. He attempted to jump up in it himself which would of ended badly. I caught him in time before he made a nose dive into the gravel.
Even though I'll be laying on the beach next week I sure am going to miss this little guy. My husband is unable to make the trip so he will be home with Vito. I'm still not sure how Vito will deal the whole week since we are usually attached at the hip. I'm not sure how my husband will deal either. ha ha.
Construction: It took me a couple days after work to complete these shorts. I found the instructions easy to follow but on parts that I felt were a little tricky, like the fly front, I followed Jen's sewalong for a little extra hand holding. I opted to change the construction of the waistband. If you've made the Sewaholic Thurlows then your familiar with what is called a center back extension. Basically the center back seam is that last seam you sew. This allows for a customizable fit. If you ever lose or gain a few pounds the waistband can be easily unpicked and altered. My waistband usually gapes open, probably because I have swayback, but I find this alteration the perfect fix.
I can't say much more about these except they are damn near perfect and my new TNT pattern for shorts. I seriously don't know if I'll ever try another shorts pattern. These were on my Florida "to sew" list and there are a couple more things on the list that are pending... a white Briar shirt, a white tank and another pair of shorts. I know I'm not going to get those finished, we are leaving Friday morning so I decided not to stress myself out about it and I just went shopping for those things. Yep I broke my RTW fast. To be honest I can't believe I lasted this long. I don't think the fast was designed to be a prison sentence so I don't feel guilty about buying the things I needed considering the circumstances. And I've decided, if I don't find enjoyment out of sewing something like work trousers, then why torture myself. I will buy those things but will be mindful of the quality and where they were made.
I don't know why but Vito insisted on sitting in the swing. He attempted to jump up in it himself which would of ended badly. I caught him in time before he made a nose dive into the gravel.
Even though I'll be laying on the beach next week I sure am going to miss this little guy. My husband is unable to make the trip so he will be home with Vito. I'm still not sure how Vito will deal the whole week since we are usually attached at the hip. I'm not sure how my husband will deal either. ha ha.
