Some patterns take a little more time to put together, but the extra details and finishing touches are well worth the effort. Oliver + S patterns are often that way.
My most recent Oliver + S creation began with the need to add a few more pants to my quickly growing 3 year old’s wardrobe. As I was mulling over this problem, we got 4 amazing colors of corduroy in the shop. The yellow one was reminiscent of my favorite pair of toddler pants, which I bought in Paris. They had suffered an early demise due to an unfortunately placed rip in the backside. And so the yellow corduroy, which seemed to pair so beautifully well with the Oliver + S Field Trip Cargo pants pattern, found a place in my sewing plans.
Even though this pattern includes a lot of pieces, the instructions are well-written and easy to follow. And the details are amazing! Almost every seam is edge stitched and topstitched, leaving a double row of stitches that help the different pieces stand out.
The dimensional cargo pockets add to the overall look as well as providing a place to store treasures. I’m curious to see what my son hides in these. He tends to be a bit of a magpie sometimes and has an obsession with “tools,” which are basically any small objects he can fit in his pants pockets or belt loops, to be pulled out later to “fix” things.
The waistband casing which allows for an elastic easy fit waist called for a lighter weight fabric, so I took advantage of that to add a fun print inside. Not only does my little guy love tools, he loves everything vehicle. So I took advantage of a Dear Stella cotton print I’ve been eyeing for awhile.
Tractors!
I bought enough to make a button down shirt too. That will be the next project for him. And, as Kalle pointed out, this print matches all the colors of corduroy we carry, so you know, I might just need to make a few more pairs of pants too.
