I made my first pair of Oliver + S sailboat pants in April, and they’re by far the most practical and worn piece of clothing I’ve ever made for Lila. They’re comfy and they go with everything – if they’re not in the wash, she’s wearing them. I’ve had all sorts of ideas about what the next pair might look like, and as soon as I saw these beauties from Cirque Du Bebe, I fell in love. I had to try piping this time.
This is such a great pattern. You end up with a pretty cute pair of pants without doing much work at all. These are 2Ts, same as the first pair. The rise is a little bit low, and the fit is much better without a big cloth diaper. I’m sure this yellow print won’t get the wear the first pair gets, but you can’t be practical all the time.
Lila spent the afternoon on our neighbor’s front stoop, pestering Ruby the cat. Ruby is a very good sport.
I made the hat back in April, too – it’s the Oliver + S bucket hat from Little Things to Sew. The fabric for both the pants and the hat is Denyse Schmidt, from the DS Quilts collection.
The pants end up looking plain old yellow from far away, so maybe they aren’t all that impractical. And they match the neighbor’s house really well….
Very cute! I really like the yellow fabric, and the piping is a lovely touch.
I think they are divine
love the piping. and the fabric.
So cute! I’ve had this pattern for a year now but I think I’ll have to light a fire next year and make a few for my toddler.
these. are. awesome. i need to get that pattern!! i’ve had this version in my favorites list forever, too – check out those striped pockets: http://bit.ly/m3eCBU
These are so awesome! I have had this pattern sitting around but it’s never really appealed to me until now!
Holy moly! Your version is gorgeous. I absolutely love the piping detail and it look amazing with the fabric and the buttons. You really took it to the next level!
I just made my first pair of sailor pants. Of course I had to do the piping, because itsjust woodman cute. Alas, I’m not exactly sure how to get the piping right on the bottom corners. I basted on the piping, sewed it and the top two corners are great, but the bottom ones are bunching up. How fid you do that? Do I have to cut it?
On the pants I made, I could fix it a tad with the top stitching, but, i want to make the Skier too
Oops… want to make the skirt too and have it be nicer. Please advise! Thank you!!
Woodman? It’s supposed to be ‘too damn’ – oh auto correct how I despise you. Sorry for this discombobulated reply…
ha, it’s okay – auto correct keeps things exciting 🙂
so i just pulled out these pants to look at the bottom corners – i basically treated them as curves rather than right angles, which allowed the piping to turn the corner gently and not bunch up. i hope that makes sense! good luck 🙂
These are absolutely adorable. I’m so picky about pants for my daughter. I think these will be the first pattern I’ve bought. Thanks for sharing your projects.