Velveteen Parsley Pants

Last week it got up to 80 degrees, and we pulled out the kiddie pool one afternoon...and I started making shorts for the kids. I was a little disappointed because I had just finished these velveteen Parsley Pants for Clementine during Kids' Clothes Week and had figured I'd get at least a couple of weeks of wear out of them before we had to put them away for fall. But (thanks, Michigan!) now it's cold again. I had to pull all my plants inside last night, and there is a freeze warning out again tonight. So it's appropriate that Clementine has been wearing these for the past three days straight.

Wouldn't you wear them every day, if you had a pair of pants this awesome? These were inspired by my friend Emily's velveteen pair for her daughter Phoebe (first pic in this post).

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A genius stroke with the pattern matching across the back seam, if I do say so myself. Not on purpose, of course. I can only pattern-match when I'm NOT trying.

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I made a flat-front waistband and pouch pockets (both are options in the pattern) with a double gauze lining. Even though it looks like I might have used piping around the edges of the pockets, I actually just cut the linings a bit larger than the pocket and rolled them outward around the edges. The results are okay...this is really "cheater piping," but it looks pretty good.

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Though she wore it once with the pink shirt (a puff-sleeved Flashback tee, tutorial here), here is the actual ensemble we've been privy to here at our house for the past three days. I'm going to make her throw these in the wash tonight. And that yellow striped shirt? I made that too (more on that, soon)!

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