Sunflower

Summer is officially over and the leaves are falling. But I can’t help but feel like the Fall breeze is far far away. Counting down to fall, I went to a beautiful sunflower field and managed to even pick a few sunflowers to take home. My plan was to keep them alive and grow my own sunflowers…I failed miserably lol.

Sloanes

Victory Patterns recently released the Sloane Overalls and Sloane pants and I fell in love. I decided to make the overalls first and I must say they are so good.

Pattern & Construction

The Sloane overalls are available in PDF print. Luckily, I’ve had a little practice with pdf’s lately so this wasn’t a big problem for me. Both the pants and overalls have the option to add the Tummy Stay (which I am in love with and want to add to all my makes). Then there are optional topstitching (I recommend) that requires a little more construction time but so worth it. I choose a wool blend I had from a previous project and I literally scrap busted to make these overalls work. Would you believe when I was all done I found more of this fabric in my stash and I have enough to complete a pencil skirt? This is what happens when you don’t organize your fabric.

Okay back to the Sloanes. The pattern was very detailed and so easy to read. If you’re nervous about pdf patterns like I once was, this is one you shouldn’t fear. Obviously the Sloanes have an exposed front zipper. This is where you might experience a slight challenge (well I definitely did). Installing the zipper wasn’t the problem. The problem was finding a zipper long enough. For my sizing I needed a 17.5” zipper. I was able to find a 36” zipper in the color I wanted. I did shorten the zipper and replace the ends with the original zipper stops. If you’re not familiar with this process Victory Patterns has a tutorial and you can also find videos on YouTube.

I’d like to think the sewing time for this pattern was about 5-6 hours but I think it also depends on your speed and if you will be adding the topstitching.

Overall I loved creating these overalls and I’m most definitely obsessed with overalls going into Fall and Winter.

As always thanks for stopping by. Drop a comment below and tell me what you think of my Sloanes. If you’re creating Sloane’s or already made a pair, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Peace and Blessings!