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Cargo Pockets

Posted on by debthumanblog

If I ever decide to make cargo pockets again, someone stop me!

I wanted shorts with cargo pockets. I’ve got a Green Pepper Pattern for cargo pants. I thought I could just take the pocket pattern piece from that pattern and use it for cargo pockets on my shorts. I’ve been sewing 59 years and I couldn’t understand the directions. I decided to draft my own cargo pocket. Just a simple patch pocket with a pleat in the center. I drafted a pattern for the pocket flap.

I sewed the shorts together leaving the inseam open. I thought that would give me plenty of room. It didn’t. If there’s a next time, I’ll sew the side seams, but put the pockets on before sewing the center seam.

I think I want the pocket wider, but I’ll need to wear the shorts to know for sure. The point of having cargo pockets is so I’ll have someplace handy to put treats for Brady.

Update: I’ve worn the bra for several hours and it’s comfortable. I’ve ordered a no band pattern from Pin Up Girls. I’m hoping the two patterns, both Pin Up Girls patterns,, can be fit the same.

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I retired from the Public Defender Dept. November 12, 2015 after 16 health destroying years. Now, I'm a full time multi-media artist and writer on a new adventure. As an artist, I create with beads, fabric, fiber, and ceramic clay. Sometimes separately; sometimes in assorted combinations. You can find my on-line store at: www.debthumanart.com.