Back when my daughter was young, I made her overalls from Jalie 972. That is a great pattern and the overalls came together easily and looked good. She got teased when she wore them to school and I think she only wore them once. I wore them afterwards and they were very comfortable, but my husband made a comment about how they looked, so I stopped wearing them. It was something about how they seemed too big around the torso and made me look heavier than I was.
It was a long time ago and I don't have a photo.
It was a long time ago and I don't have a photo.
So when I wanted overalls for myself now, I was reluctant to use Jalie 972. I was also reluctant to make more Jalie pants. I love Jalie patterns, but I think their pant block is very out of whack with my bod. I discovered this while I was trying to make a unitard swimsuit out of Jalie 2317. I had to make several muslins because the crotch was insanely shorter than mine. I had to lengthen it by like 3 inches. Where is this swimsuit? Yeah, as is so often the case, all my time went to making muslins and getting the fit to be acceptable, so that I have yet to make it up in the fabric I bought for the swimsuit. Now, as per usual, my measurements have changed, and I'll have to decide, when I get around to making it for reals, whether I need a new muslin first.
Then, I recently made a muslin of a McCall's 5633, and it fit great so I compared that pattern with that of a similar pant style in a Jalie pattern I have and have long wanted to make, Jalie 968. The shapes of the pants were very different all around, so it's hard to be sure, but it seemed to me as if the Jalie crotch was indeed much shorter.
Then, I recently made a muslin of a McCall's 5633, and it fit great so I compared that pattern with that of a similar pant style in a Jalie pattern I have and have long wanted to make, Jalie 968. The shapes of the pants were very different all around, so it's hard to be sure, but it seemed to me as if the Jalie crotch was indeed much shorter.
Jalie 2317, swimsuit.
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McCall's 5633, and Jalie 968, casual pants.
So I went looking for something more fitted than Jalie 972 and came across the Kwik Sew pattern. It might be out of print, I'm not sure, but I got it on Amazon. I wanted lightweight overalls, not denim, but I also wanted cotton. I wasn't sure what specific sort or type of fabric would work for what I had in mind so I didn't want to waste time or money trying to find it online, so I went to Joann's. Out of the hundreds of bolts of stuff they have, I found 1 bolt of something that would work. It was 100% cotton, not too stiff or heavy and not too lightweight, and light gray. They called it shirting.
I could not be bothered to make a muslin for these. The measurements on the envelope seemed close to mine (size medium), and there is so much ease that I figured I would be okay. I was and these fit very well and look good, I think. Ideally, I would like a smidge more room in the back bottom/crotch area, but as is they are comfortable.
I am pretty pleased with how they turned out.
I could not be bothered to make a muslin for these. The measurements on the envelope seemed close to mine (size medium), and there is so much ease that I figured I would be okay. I was and these fit very well and look good, I think. Ideally, I would like a smidge more room in the back bottom/crotch area, but as is they are comfortable.
I am pretty pleased with how they turned out.
I bought the hardware for the straps at Joann's but didn't see any buttons I liked. Fortunately, I had these cute buttons in my stash.
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