February 10, 2017

Orbis Skinny Harems

Do you remember my One Thimble Tour post about the Orbis Skinny Harems? Well the Orbis Harem pattern has now been release back to the designer and there is a little celebration to kick them off for a second time. I do love this pattern. It’s a fairly quick sew and my girls think they are super comfy. It’s a co-ed pattern, so if you sew for boys and girls this pattern will go far for you. We’ve had a hard go with weather being super cold this week, so please hang with us and don’t miss out on the great features of this pattern.

For this post I wanted to try a few things with my Orbis. The first thing that I did was to stitch my pocket on making the loopers from my coverstitch visible. This is such a fun look, and to be honest with you, it is a lot easier to sew the pocket on in this fashion. I love the character that this gives the pants.

The second thing I did was to change up the waistband. The waistband is a knit band with elastic casing. I thought I would switch things up a bit and eliminate the elastic and make a yoga waistband instead. My girls like a yoga band and I do too, so it was a good choice for us. To make the yoga waistband I simply doubled the height of the waistband piece and removed and inch from the width. It worked out great.

This pair is a perfect layer for heading to and from ballet class. I definitely need to put together something for a matching top. We loved this knit I snagged from JoAnn’s with the metallic stars. I sure hope it washes up well after a few rounds with the Gobin girls. They really do wear things down quickly these days.

Here is the Orbis Scoop

Unisex Skinny Harem

Size 1-14

3/4 or full length

Optional Pocket

Faux Fly

Home Printing and A0 File, Layered Printing

Dont miss out on all the other stops along the tour! There are some really great makes for you to see!