This year I spent A LOT of time combing the web for a short pattern that I could utilize in the capsule wardrobe I was planning for my girls. I wanted a go-to short pattern that was more practical than the Papillon Shorties that I often rave about. I needed something that was a quick sew and wouldn’t need pleats ironed before each wear. **Affiliate links are used in this post. If you decide to purchase a pattern from a link on this page, this means you will be helping to support my fabric hoarding tendencies at no extra cost to yourself.

When I was scoping for patterns I had a particular look I was going for, but fit was something I looked at as the most important criteria. I can’t stand the poochey crotches and saggy bums that we often see in many PDF short patterns. I’m serious when I say it took me weeks to settle on the patterns I went with. I read a lot of reviews, looked at all the suggestions people made, and ended up trying two new to me patterns. The first was the Satya Shorts from Jennuine Design.
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