Jasika Nicole

Jasika Nicole Instagram – These are the #proteapants by @paradisepatterns in Kolkata fabric from @stonemountainfabric and I am in absolute love! Wide pants haven’t been my jam since JNCOs quietly excused themself from my delia*s catalogues so I was surprised at how excited I was to make, wear and style these but *wow* they did not disappoint. Going up to a size 61” hip, these comes in two views, one with the deep pleat like what I’m wearing, and one without. I only made a couple adjustments to these- I changed the side seam pocket to a curved one because they lay on my body better, and I edge stitched the fold of my pleat on the front and back to make sure it stayed crispy and clean looking. I’ve always been so fearful of wide pants without heels underneath them because I’m afraid they will swallow me up since I’m on the short side, and I’m so glad I was wrong- I can’t wait to pair them with sandals and other flats! All of Paradise patterns have been a real joy to make- she always includes some technical tidbit in the instructions that I’ve never heard of that I can then add to my sewing vocabulary and I LOVE how she included instructions to get a top stitched look or a clean look- I usually just automatically top stitch pants because I learned this with jeans making and just stuck with it but excluding top stitching gives you a slightly different look and it’s those details that I am always thrilled to see included in indie sewing patterns. I absolutely want a summery pair in maybe a yellow or pastel pink? Not sure yet, but I definitely have more pairs of these in my future. Sweater is knitted from a pattern designer I won’t name, belt is memade and shoes are RTW chucks ❤️! PS we got a new fence! No more diamond encrusted metal wire for us (IYKYK lol)! I can finally take pics outside on our own property that don’t look awful 🥹 | Posted on 06/Mar/2023 04:45:46