Mini-Bloomers

I follow the Craftzine.com blog, and while most of it is knitting projects (I don't knit) or things for kids (I don't have kids) every once in awhile something pops up that intrigues me (that's how I found the Drunken Cupcakes). Last week it was Madeleine Mini-Bloomers from Colette Patterns.

I've made bloomers before for several different shows, but I would just take a regular elastic waist pant pattern and add elastic at the hem. The Madeleine Mini-Bloomers pattern was specifically intended for bloomers so the pattern was somewhat better than what I've made.

The elastic waist band was made with two rows of 1/4" elastic in separate casings rather than one 1" elastic band - helpful because sometimes the larger elastic can get twisted in the casing.



Also the ties on the hems were made with ribbons run through casings with buttonhole openings - very cute.



Here are the bloomers that I made:



While I have no idea what I'm going to use these for - maybe just to wear around the house - but the techniques that I learned will surely help me sometime in the future.