Hudson Pants for Me!

One of the pieces I shared yesterday for my Momiform MAKEover was a pair of Hudson Pants by True Bias.

If you’ve been reading A Jennuine Life long, you’ve seen that I have a slight obsession with the Mini Hudson Pants and have made several pair for my daughters: for the pattern tour, as part of my Top Stitchers entry, and a matching pair to mine for Arden that I will talk about next week.

Here’s a little sneak of Arden’s pair of matching Mini Hudson Pants.  Aren’t we cutie twins?  Arden has said in no uncertain terms that we will NOT be wearing them at the same time in public.  Boo, there goes my plans to dress in matching outfits ;)!

I tried to incorporate my girls into the photos for the Momiform MAKEover posts, since they are such a big part of my life.  Here I was trying to show them taking care of me on a lazy day at home by bringing me coffee and a Real Simple magazine.  ‘Cuz that totally happens!

The only reason I waited so long was I was afraid they wouldn’t be flattering for my shape.  Then a couple of my sewing friends with similar proportions posted theirs and I was sold!  And they do work quite well for me, I think.  Aren’t I sly with the camera remote shutter release in my pocket?

My measurements are 39″ waist and 45″ full hip.  I made a size 16 in this pattern.

I mentioned yesterday that I made one change to the pattern aside from omitting the drawstring – stitching the pockets in place.  I did this on Arden’s as well, and I took some mobile phone pictures to show how I did it.

1. Smooth the pocket bag into place so it lays across the front neatly.  Pin in place from the front side so the pin disappears into the fabric along the stitching or serged line.  I did this by feel and flipping it back and forth to check.
2. This is how it looks on the backside.  I like to stitch on my machine and then serge seams for additional security.
3. Then sew with a narrow zig-zag or a wider decorative stitch, lining up the center of the presser foot at each pin where it disappears into the fabric.  I used a lattice stitch on Arden’s and a simple stretch stitch on mine.

Another way to accomplish this would be to take your pocket lining piece and trim away the seam allowance and use that as a guide to draw a line with chalk or water soluble pen.  I did it my way because I think it’s quicker and you’d need to pin the pocket into place anyways.

So now I have cozy and cute Hudson Pants for myself, pockets that will stay put, and plans to make many more!

Outfit Details
Pattern: Hudson Pants by True Bias
Fabrics: Floral French Terry and pin dot jersey both from Raspberry Creek Fabrics
Shirt – Target