Burda Style For people who sew
Description
Tonia in a beautiful vintage orange and striped fabric. Not 100% sure about the cut, I was not at all into the puffiness of the original pattern with the gathering front and back above the cuffs, so attempted to cut it slightly differently and did a small pleat down the front sides and changed the pockets into a more jean kinda style. I think these will probably grow on me and might look ok with a baggy shirt or sweater to balance out the over-all shape. I love the brightness of them though!
Material Notes
Vintage orange and red striped fabric from the lovely Cloth House, kept walking past the bolt in the window for days before finally giving in to it's super-saturated loveliness! It's a mystery vintage though, as the store assistants couldn't tell me much more than that. Feels like a thick yet soft denim.. Still have a metre or so of it left, maybe a pencil skirt?
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Apr 14, 2009, 01.31 AMby hamble
These are really great! the orange stripes look so good with the grey. I’ve been wondering what to make the tonia’s out of, and you have just expanded my mind…
Mar 30, 2009, 07.50 AMby dressdummy
I LOVE ’EM! That orange looks amazing with the gray. Your whole outfit is so darn cute! Oh, and your workmanship is absolutely perfect!
Mar 18, 2009, 06.21 AMby SweetLatinGirl
I love the pants !!! may be I should try making one for my self!!!
Mar 17, 2009, 09.01 AMby nuiwida23
very nice, i love the color! awesome outfit, shorts with tights rock!
Mar 17, 2009, 05.31 AMby theclosetseamstress
Super cute! great job
Mar 16, 2009, 05.04 PMby yoshimi
Love these! Looks very well made too. Great job!
Mar 16, 2009, 02.23 PMby Kiraph
These look fabulous! well done!
Mar 16, 2009, 12.03 PMby jd98
they are gorgeous!!! love the alterations you’ve made. the Kasia skirt would look good in that lovely fabric…
Mar 16, 2009, 11.06 AMby Redoubt
Love these! The fabric is awesome! I really like how you’ve paired it with grey.
Mar 16, 2009, 10.40 AMby chelsesaurus.rex
These are great! I wouldn’t have gone without the fabric, either. Aren’t you glad you bought it?
Mar 16, 2009, 10.16 AMby Petchy
Great job!! I made a tonia shorts last summer, and I also cut them a bit differently to get rid of some puffiness:) maybe i should make another one, in a bold colour like yours!
Mar 16, 2009, 09.44 AMby Flash1
Fantastic! I love the print, and the fit. Nice job.
Mar 16, 2009, 09.03 AMby latjjardbai
this works so well on you! I love the orange spot on the grey!
maybe a vest to combine it with you shorts?
Mar 16, 2009, 08.27 AMby kawaiijamaican
i love orange!!! love the shorts
Mar 16, 2009, 07.58 AMby zickzack
Your shorts look really perfect! I am just working on my Tonia and also thought about changing the pockets, or maybe leaving them out – we’ll see.. Yours look better than the original ones, I think.
Mar 16, 2009, 07.57 AMby camilaustral
i don’t like the puffyness of the original patter either, but yours look very good ;)
and you look good in the pictures
Mar 16, 2009, 07.41 AMby Borzoi
Love that fabric, it looks fantastic! Tried out the tonia pattern myself, with a grey/white tweedfabric, but I never really liked them, sad enough. Even though I like the “puffiness”, I think my shorts was a bit too puffy. Well, I hope you and your shorts will be friends, cause they are wonderful! ;D
Mar 16, 2009, 07.14 AMby djoule
Nice ! Looks really well made, you did an amazing job :)
Mar 16, 2009, 06.50 AMby elleisthebusiness
really good job
Mar 16, 2009, 06.48 AMby unarinord
Wow, these are just gorgeous! GOOD JOB!!!