Out of the mouths of babes…

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I sometimes get bored with dull clothes. I have some colourful cotton trousers for summer wear, but when the weather gets cooler I seem to be stuck with blue jeans or else trousers that are either black or shades of brownish-khaki. So when I spotted these in a charity shop I snapped them up – even better, they were on the ‘sale £1’ rail! They were rather too flared for today’s fashions, but that was easily fixed by narrowing the legs using my sewing machine. Since then I’ve worn them quite a lot and grown increasingly fond of them. The only bad thing about them is that – like many clothes for women – they have no pockets! It was really starting to drive me mad if I just popped out of the house, having to take a shoulder bag with me simply to carry the front-door key! I was complaining about this at home when Little One said “You could make pockets” ??? “You could make pockets” ?????? Why didn’t I think of that? After all I have the trusty sewing machine, not to mention a trunk full of potentially useful fabric and plenty of thread. Obviously I don’t have any spare fabric to match but I could fit some inside pockets. So I took her advice and made some from some plain white cotton, unpicked the side seams and fitted them in. Of course now when I sit down the trousers don’t fit quite as snugly as before around the hips, but I always wear a long top over them anyway, and the benefit of being able to put things (or even my hands!) in my pockets far outweighs the drawbacks. Why didn’t I do this at the start? Obviously I just need a seven-year-old to tell me what to do! All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2019.