I've had this red cotton thick twill for two years in my stash. I bought in Porto, without a project in mind, because good cotton twill is difficult to find, and this had a nice red colour.
I doubted about how to make the pants, and finally I had the idea of cutting them short, and that was the starting point.
Then, one day I was watching the last And Just Like That season and I saw Charlotte combining some red pants with a red and white gingham blouse. Very inspiring!
I found the cotton gingham in my Lleida and I started to pick up patterns.
For the trousers, I went again to the wide version of my favourite pants pattern. I can make them slimmer, wider, in every length, including this pirate version. They are perfect in every sense, and I will continue using them again and again.
As for the blouse, I found a good pattern in a Burda Style magazine (September 2024), with a yoke in the back and side breast seams. It has a big shirt collar and it is practically straight in the sides.
The sleeves could have a better hang, I rushed the machine stitching and seam enclosing process, but all in all, the blouse is awesome, and I will wear it a lot.
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