I had a hankering for dungarees, much to the amusement of a couple of my friends! I’m 47, I’m curvy (overweight) and I’m short, with short legs! Undeterred by these facts I went ahead and made myself a pair anyway, albeit rather half heartedly. I was convinced I would make them up, hate them and then having satisfied my desire for something I would hate that would be that!
Living up to my name “Lazy Seamstress”, I threw these together without even looking at the instructions. (The pattern is WW11 Homefront 1940’s Overalls by Wearing History, kindly loaned to me by my lovely friend Nim.)
I popped a zip in the side instead of button fastenings, and I added the pockets last as an afterthought…not terribly neatly!
I love them!! I really do, I might not be slim or young or tall, but these dungarees make me very happy…or they will when I have unpicked the pockets and put them on more neatly (and in the right position!). I’m also going to remove the bias binding used to face the bib edge with a denim facing instead, and taken in the back darts a little….
… will I learn my lesson? Probably not!!!
Photos taken at Lady Mabel’s Wood in Wigan where our youngest daughter has an acre of woodland dedicated to her.
Florence Violet Wood 22nd July 2009, Too briefly in our arms….