Dandy Jane banded cuff shorts

Christine from Dandy Jane contacted me (right before we moved) to be a pattern tester for her. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance. My first time ever testing a pattern, too. I was so excited!

I had made her square neck dress pattern (which I highly recommend, btw) and loved it, so I knew that whatever she had come up with would be adorable.

The pattern was for some banded cuff shorts with gathered pockets on the side. They were incredibly easy to sew up, once I finally busted out my machine and dug through all the boxes to find my supplies. It took a couple of hours in the afternoon.

I made the size 6 for Phoebe, knowing that they may be a little baggy since she’s between a 5 and a 6 in RTW. They’re bloomer-y and I think they’d look great under a tunic top.

Phoebe loved them, and pulls them out of her drawer every day to wear them, so of course Charlie now insists she needs a matching pair. These kids, I tell you.

The pattern is very clear with excellent illustrations and the steps are easy to follow — there’s also a great section on seam finishing, and a guide for assembling the pattern pieces.

If I haven’t mentioned it before, I can’t get enough of the instant gratification of having a PDF pattern, but sometimes it’s a little confusing to arrange the pieces, and it’s nice to have a layout guide.

The pattern is available for sale in her shop here, and I definitely suggest you snatch it up. Really very easy to sew and super cute.