Ben & Mia Pants

I have been lusting over the Ben & Mia pants pattern (among others — how cute is this and this?) for a long time, but I just felt like I had too much on my plate to justify yet another project. Then I got a wild hair and said screw it, and just bought the damn thing. I mean, it’s like $7. Cheap.

It was my first time EVAR working with piping. I was scared, but it was so, so fun and I love the interest that it adds to the pockets. I omitted the back pockets though, because those aren’t nearly as important. And how cute are the tabs on the waistband?

I wanted them to be Valentine’s pants, but really I don’t care that much. I thought it would be cute to use heart buttons on the tabs, but chickened out so they could be more multi-purpose. I got some light-weight denim and used leftover scraps from this jacket lining to do the pockets and waistband lining.

They’re a little more wide-legged than I envisioned, but the fit is super comfy and relaxed. They were very quick to sew up, and I’ll be making more for sure, maybe in corduroy. The girls were actually excited to wear them, even though they weren’t skirts. Yay.