Peppermint wide leg pants

I would like to start by saying that these two patterns are free. We all love free stuff, but when someone puts so much good work into it I am really grateful they are free and considering that the…

A review of a very cute pant pattern by Quilter's Collective, made in a very bold animal themed green fabric!

Peppermint is an Australian quarterly magazine well known in the sewing community for a range of free patterns available for download. They engage various indie designers to create the patterns whi…

Lately, I’ve feeling the need for some fresh, new pants silhouettes in my wardrobe. After trying out the Arenite Pants, I wanted to continue my “massively oversized pants” journey…

I’ve finally made those darlings of the summer, the Peppermint Wide Leg Pants! I was going to make them in the summer using a piece of turquoise linen, but chickened out and used that…

Ok, so I never thought I'd wear a pair of wide leg pants. Maybe if I were taller or thinner or younger or hipper, but I was very much convinced they weren't a good match for my body or personality. Then a couple months ago my family did a marathon shopping trip to celebrate all our grown children's birthdays. I don't buy clothes, I make them, but in the interest of research I decided I better try on some things out of my comfort zone and maybe expand my horizons a little. I picked up these…

Here's another cracker pattern from Peppermint Magazine that is free - the Wide-Leg Pants. Created in collaboration with In The Folds, this pattern is

Jellyfish stew, I’m loony for you, I dearly adore you, Oh, truly I do! Did you know Jack Prelutsky wrote those words about high-waisted cropped wide-leg trousers? Okay, fine, he didn’t. But he shou…

Have you sewn yourself this season’s hottest trouser shape yet – the wide-leg pant? This cute version (above) of our latest free pattern is from our lovely friends at The Fabric Store, who have a helpful review of the pattern over on their website. While you’re there, make sure you have a nosy at their fun […]

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