Bell-bottom Maternity Pants

I joined a sewing course in MVHS this spring. For my first project I chose a bell-bottom maternity pants. I got the pattern from Burda Style June 2010 edition, which I borrowed from the city library.

There were 8 people in the class, 4 of us are beginners while the others have been with the course instructor for much longer: a couple of them are even in their 6th year! For them it's probably more than a sewing course, it's the place to meet friends and new people.

The course instructor has been giving sewing courses since 30 years and before that, she worked in the industry. According to the advanced learners there, she's much better than other sewing course instructors in the school. So I guess I was lucky to get a place in her class.

My maternity pants doesn't look exactly like the one in the magazine since we skipped a few steps and simplified the pattern a bit. And still I didn't manage to finish it during the last class, which was on last Thursday. She brought her Overlock machine for me to use, which is really cool since the hem is so neat and looks professional. I wish she had it with her since earlier, then I could've used it to hem the whole pants.

So... I've just finished it. It's very comfortable and I hope I can wear it till the end of my pregnancy. :)