Burda Style For people who sew

Description

Christmas time “down under” (in Australia and New Zealand) is summertime! Which seems to me to be a good time to make a pair of Christmas-red shorts.

Made from Simplicity 6946 from 1975, using version 1 – the “hip huggers” variant, which sits a scandalous 1.5" below the natural waistline. gasp!

This pattern promised to deliver a pair of shorts using 1 metre or less of fabric, so I put it to the test with some red cotton drill left over from making a dress earlier this year and sure enough – it lived up to it’s promise. A good pattern for scrap-and-remnant busting, as it turns out.

The pattern came together quickly and easily, although I will be making a couple of alterations next time round as it’s a bit loose around the waist.

There are some more details over on my blog

Material Notes

Cotton drill

Categories

Season

Summer

For

Women

Garment Type

Shorts

Style

Beach, Vintage

Material

Cotton