Vacation Sewing with the Greenstyle Brassie Joggers

I am leaving for a summer vacation to the beach soon and am so excited to have some much needed fun and relaxation. Of course, in my usual seamstress style, I made a massive list of everything I possibly wanted to make and wear while on my trip. I hope I can finish it all before we head out.

I am so excited to share with you two new outfits that I have made so far that I think are going to be perfect.

Have you noticed that it is the summer of the romper? With every romper/jumpsuit that I see, I just can’t get over how adorable they are, but then… I quickly think of the logistics of holding a baby or babywearing and a romper when I need to break for the restroom… So, I have been looking for how to pull off the style in a more practical way.

My Faux Romper Patterns

Let’s talk about the patterns that I used.

For my bottoms, I used the Greenstyle Brassie joggers. The Brassie joggers are seriously the biggest work horse pattern in my wardrobe. I go to them for everything. Pajama pants, gym pants, regular pants, gym shorts, everyday shorts, maternity faux jeans. I have already blogged about them here and here.

My beloved Brassie pattern was recently updated to include layers, a deeper pocket and a zipper pocket option, an option for longer shorts, an extra higher rise, a different waistband, and a bit slimmer of a calf for the pants option. I am so excited about the update and can’t wait to slowly add each option into my wardrobe (because you know I will!).

I made the midrise view of the Brassies, and ended up needing to add an extra inch for my waistband to be tall enough to meet the bottom of my top. Next time that I make a romper with the Brassies, I will just use the high rise option included in the pattern.

For my top, I used the Clara Wrap Top. I made no adjustments to the pattern and was really happy with how well I think it worked!

Fabric

For fabric I used double brushed polyester from Sincerely Rylee. Since it is a printed fabric, the wrong side can peak out on my ties when I make a bow. If this bothers you, just use a solid fabric that doesn’t have an obvious wrong side.

If you use DBP or a similar fabric with not as tight of a recovery, try on your waistband before attaching it. Mine is on the looser side, which was not the case with other fabrics with better recovery. You may need to reduce the width of the band before attaching it to your pants. You can see that mine like to dip down some when I am moving around.

So, of course, I couldn’t make just one pair of Brassie joggers to wear to the beach…. I also had to make a pair in ponte that will go with every top in my suitcase.

My waistband is absolutely perfect in this ponte fabric. I can wear these all day, and they do not move, need elastic to stay up, or need a drawstring. I love a comfortable knit waistband!

I made the low rise option in the pattern on this pair.

And, then, I continued on with vacation sewing and made another top! After participating in Me Made May this year (a challenge where I wore at least one me made item every day throughout the month of May), I realized how much I am gravitating towards my yellow tops. So, I thought a striped yellow top was just what I needed. 

The pattern I used for my tank is the Greenstyle Tie Back tank, but look, it has no tie in the back! I used this quick and fun hack posted by Sewing with Sarah, you can find it here.

The resulting tank is exactly what I wanted. Light and breezy. A little bit of ease for extra tacos and plenty of extra fabric to do a front tuck or to tie a quick knot. Awe! I need a few more of these tanks now..

Which way do you prefer to wear a tank? With a little side or front knot? Front tuck? Or just down and free?

Resources

1. The Greenstyle Brassie jogger pattern can be found HERE.
2. The Greenstyle Clara Wrap top pattern can be found HERE.
3. The Greenstyle Tie Back Tank pattern can be found HERE.
4. The fabric that I used for my faux romper is from Sincerely Rylee.
5. The ponte fabric that I used for my shorts is the teal stretch refined ponte from Joann Fabric.
6. The fabric I used for my yellow and white tank is from Made Whimsy.

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