This was written by Cherie from you & mie for the Miss Matatabi Makers series.

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Hello! I’m back (finally) with another sewing project! After I spent a couple of weeks working on my kids’ Halloween costumes, I was excited to get back to sewing for ME! The Hudson Pant Pattern by True Bias has been on my to make list for awhile and I already had some fabric picked out for my first pair. But when Frances showed me this Metallic French Terry fabric (which is on sale this weekend!!), I just couldn’t resist. In hindsight, I’m not sure why I thought it was a great idea to make metallic sweatpants, but it sounded fun and that’s what sewing is all about, right?

A few things about this fabric . . . It comes in two colorways, Latte and Oatmeal. It’s French Terry. It’s a knit fabric that is thick and cozy. It has a definite right and wrong side and it kinda frays a little! What? A knit fabric that frays!? Yes, I was baffled too, but apparently some knit fabric frays! It doesn’t fray a ton, but I would definitely recommend finishing your edges with your serger or a zig zag stitch. It has silver metallic fibers that give the fabric a nice and fancy shine! I didn’t get a great pic of the shine though . . .

I used the Latte colorway for the main fabric and the Oatmeal for the waistband, cuffs and pocket details. I love how the two fabrics go together! For the cording/drawstring I used some nani IRO bias tape that I got from Miss Matatabi awhile back (but is no longer available, unfortunately). The fabric is nani IRO double gauze, Mountain Views B (in case you want to make your own :P). I love this bias tape so much and was a little sad to use so much when half of it can’t even be seen, that I ended up using some twill tape for the drawstring that’s inside the waistband and attaching the nani IRO bias tape to the ends! I’m frugal with my good fabric like that.

The Hudson Pant Pattern by True Bias is a great one! Casual and comfy, you will want to live in these pants! I love how you can make them super casual or dressy enough to wear out and about depending on what fabric you choose. I didn’t really intend to, but I ended up totally copying Kristin’s french terry Hudsons!!! Well, no real surprise – the girl’s got great style – I want to copy pretty much everything she makes 😛

I made a size 14 to accommodate my waist measurement, but they ended up being too loose in the calves, so I took them in some. I think they still ended up a little on the baggy side, which is fine for sweatpants, but I may try a smaller size for my next pair to see how that style suits me.

I love my new Hudson Pants, but I kinda wish that I had used this fabric to make a slouchy sweatshirt, maybe a Linden? Would it be ridiculous if I made a matching sweatshirt/sweatpants set!? Haha! This fabric would also make a great sweatshirt dress – comfortable, but dressy.

After I cut out my pants pieces, I had enough fabric to make my two girls some pants too, so I HAD TO. Head over to my blog for more pictures and details about these mini sweatpants!

Check out that sparkle! And don’t forget this awesome metallic french terry in the latte colorway is on sale this weekend.

Happy Sewing! 

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