It's time for another sewing post.

I haven't sewed much lately, except to replace the leg elastic in one of my Baby Beehinds nappies. But that's gonna change. Last week I went to Spotlight and bought 2 metres of denim to make myself a pair of pants. I've had the pattern sitting around for months now (bought at the same time as the one for Caleb's too-big pajamas) and decided it was finally time to do it. But it's no cheaper really than buying new jeans at Big W or wherever - the only difference is if I make them, I'm guaranteed they'll be in my size instead of finding every size BUT mine on the rack. I'm really getting to hate that.

Mini-rant: Stupid clothing companies buy into the idea we all have to look like supermodels, so supermodels are all they cater to anymore. And I know I've put on a bit of weight since getting pregnant, but even before that, I had trouble finding pants & jeans that fit me. And op shops aren't really any better, because you can't give away what isn't out there to begin with. And I'm guessing women who are lucky enough to find larger sizes that fit them hang onto them as long as possible to get as much wear out of them as possible, because it's so rare to find them in the first place. End rant.

So I've had enough, and it's time to make my own. One of these days I have to wash the fabric in a hot wash so it shrinks as much as possible before I cut it up. And after that, the pattern says it should only take an hour to put it together. And actually the pattern said something like 2 2/3 yards, so I decided I'd just get 3 metres, but when I looked at the bolt of fabric, it was really really wide. I don't think I'll get two full pairs out of it, but I'm guessing I'll have extra left over that I can do something with.

We'll see in a couple weeks.