So… what happened with the white doll shorts?

Hi everyone,
This was my outfit for Violette that didn’t sell… I determined, for some reason it was her shorts…

When we last were together, I had started a pair of white linen shorts for Ruby Red Fashion Friends doll, Violette. Things were going well until I noticed the fabric shown through when I added the pockets. I didn’t like that look and determined I could make a better pair for her.

I searched my entire sewing room and found nothing like a denim or twill or a heavy cotton in white that might work. So I thought I could find a pair of white summer pants or shorts at the Goodwill. I found some nice, and like new, pants that I thought would work. I especially liked the pair I bought as they were a very bright white AND a size 24 women’s, so there was plenty of fabric in them to make many many pairs of shorts, pants and skirts…AND they were 25% off, so only $2.79!! :o)

See how bright they are?

I cut them out and they looked so crisp and tailored…but then…I realized they had Spandex in them… the bright white fabric blinded my judgement on sewing anything with Spandex except swimsuits.

So here is a glimpse of what happened….

…and why I won’t be finishing these either!!!

I even divided the inside of the pocket into sections, part of it with sheer batiste fabric so there was no chance of the white pocket showing through…

In the end, I went back to my original denim, like the first blue ones I made for her… only these are more feminine and I finished them! Violette was VERY pleased with me that I got them right!!!