Hey all you Greenstylers! We've got yet another pattern update for you, along with a new pattern release all wrapped up into one! Presenting: The Updated Adult Moxi Shorts and The Youth Moxi Shorts!
We have seen and heard all your comments and requests to expand the Moxi pattern and make a kids version, so after a lot of hard work, your request has been granted!
Lets get into the Adult Moxi Shorts first.
What's changed from the old pattern, you might ask? Sharon Aguilar wrote about it beautifully in her blog post here, but I'll give you the cliff notes version as well. The fit of the updated Moxi Pattern now has the back leg piece angle up a little more as it reaches the side. The original pattern was more straight across on the side. This fit change eliminates the back leg flare that was common with the original pattern and gives it a more contoured look and fit. It also now includes the option of using a stretch woven waistband with elastic. It still has the original version’s knit waistband option, but the elastic waist option uses 2" elastic and is great for when you don’t have a matching knit or don’t want to break up the waistband from the shorts. The front was tweaked to allow a little more room in the front crotch, which minimizes the bunching some people were getting with the old pattern. The biggest change though was adding new sizes to make it work with our current B-M size chart, which covers from a 32-62" hip and 22-57" waist.
The Adult Moxi pattern takes anywhere from 5/8 to 1 yard of stretch woven for the main shorts and the elastic waistband option, 1/4 yard of knit with at least 50% stretch for the knit waistband option, and from 5/8 to 3/4 yard of a knit with at least 50% stretch for the bike shorts/briefs option. Although it is recommended to use stretch woven for these shorts, they can also be made out of a stable knit fabric, they may just be a little less fitted than intended and you may need to size down if you use a knit fabric for the outer shorts.
You may also need 2" wide elastic for the elastic waistband option, a 5" zipper and a 3" x 6" piece of interfacing for the waistband pocket option, double fold bias tape for the binding on the outer shorts (hand made is preferred, the store bought double fold binding is a lot stiffer- we recommend making your own out of stretch woven), and 3/8" elastic for the inner briefs option.
Get the Adult Moxi Shorts pattern here!
Now, let's check out the Youth Moxi Shorts Pattern.
The Youth Moxi Shorts is styled more like the original Moxi pattern, with less contoured/scooped sides and a slightly more relaxed leg fit. They have all the same options as the adult pattern: a knit or elastic waistband and optional lining with briefs or shorts.
The Youth Moxi shorts come in size 2-16 and covers a 19-29" waist and a 22-32" hip. We highly recommend using your child's measurements for the best fit, and not going by their store bought size.
Like the Adult Moxi pattern, the Youth Moxi Shorts are designed for stretch woven or low stretch knits with 15-25% stretch, and requires a knit with 50% stretch for the knit waistband and optional liner briefs or shorts. This pattern takes from 1/2 to 3/8 yard of stretch woven for the main shorts and optional elastic waistband, 1/4 yard of knit fabric for the knit waistband, and 3/8 to 1/2 yard of knit fabric for brief or bike short options.
Get the Adult and Youth Moxi Bundle, the Adult Moxi, and the Youth Moxi on sale until August 23!
We had SO many great testers for both our youth and adult patterns, so as usual, lets show them a little love!
Youth Moxi Testers:
Ae Kongtakane:
Stats/Mods: Size 7
Cotton Lycra from Fabricland.
Poly/Spandex with Ponte waistband and binding.
Amber Rae Mack:
Stats/Mods: Size 7
Mint to Be Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations with White Butter Athletic waistband and binding from Halo Fabrics.
Sheer Bloom stretch woven short, Mauve Orchid stretch woven binding, and DayDream Heathered Mauve Orchid athletic knit waistband, all from Halo Fabrics.
Amy Highsmith:
Stats/Mods: Size 8 with 10 length.
Darkest Blue Linen Look Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations.
Ang Hal:
Stats/Mods: Size 12 with 10 waistband.
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Cassandra Noone:
Stats/Mods: Size 7/8
Stretch woven from The Styled Magnolia.
Christine Larkin:
Stats/Mods: Size 8 and size 5
All fabric from personal fabric stash.
Crystal Aultman:
Stats/Mods: Size 12 hips and height with size 10 waistband.
Athletic Knit from personal stash with Tactel undershorts from Amelia Lane Designs
Cynthia Hendrickson:
Stats/Mods: Size 12 with 10 waistband.
Scuba Knit and Athletic Knit from Knitpop.
Danielle Allen:
Stats/Mods: Size 3
Stretch woven with Cotton Lycra from The Styled Magnolia.
Em Sen:
Stats/Mods: Size 14
Lycra fabric from Etissus magasin d'usine (In Belgium).
Heather Budgin:
Stats/Mods: Size 14
Stretch woven from Joanns, with swim from Raspberry Creek for shorts and waistbands.
Jaki Rivera:
Stats/Mods: Size 7 and size 4.
Stretch woven with athletic knit binding and waistband from Joanns.
Jennifer Rowe:
Stats/Mods: Size 8 hips, 6 waist and 10 length.
Liverpool from Sly Fox Fabrics.
Jodi Williams
Stats/Mods: Size 14 with 12 waist.
Stretch Woven with Supplex Waistband.
Kate Jackman-Atkinson:
Stats/Mods: Size 2
Nike Dri-Fit stretch woven and grey Yoga Stretch from Discovery Fabrics.
Katie Bolla:
Stats/Mods: Size 16 with 14 waist.
Boardshort fabric with swim for waistband and binding from Shear Perfection.
Kayleigh Landon:
Stats/Mods: Size 7 with 8 length.
Stretch woven from fabric stash.
Kha Milya:
Stats/Mods: Size 4 waist, 6 hips, 8 length.
Stretch woven and knit from personal fabric stash.
Krissy Haines:
Stats/Mods: size 6
Fabric from Blended Thread Fabric.
Krystal Ithomitis:
Stats/Mods: size 4 with 5 length.
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Kyema Greeley:
Stats/Mods: Size 2
Blush Leopard Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations.
Lian Nesbitt:
Stats/Mods: Size 5 with 3/4" removed from top of front rise.
Pink and heathered grey yoga stretch from Discovery Fabrics and grey stretch woven from Halo.
Pastel triangles and grey fabric is from Halo.
Nikki Scott:
Stats/Mods: Size 5 and size 6.
Stretch Woven from The Styled Magnolia. Purple Supplex bike shorts from Zenith and Quasar.
Stretch Woven from The Styled Magnolia. Red cotton lycra bike shorts from Raspberry Creek.
Rejeana Ebata:
Stats/Mods: Size 4.
Stretch Woven and Align from Greenstyle Creations.
Sharon Aguilar:
Stats/Mods: Size 10
Stretch Chiffon from Joanns.
Suzanne Kirby:
Stats/Mods: Size 4
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Teal Keller:
Stats/Mods: Size 2 width, 4 length.
Blush Leopard Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations, with ABP binding and waistband from The Styled Magnolia.
Uma Subramanian:
Stats/Mods: Size 7 with 8 length.
Duke's on Sunday Stretch Woven with Red Align 2 from Greenstyle Creations.
Whitney Linnenbringer:
Stats/Mods: Size 4
Stretch Chiffon from Joann's, Cotton Lycra from Raspberry Creek Fabrics.
Winona Horton:
Stats/Mods: size 7 no mods
Magenta Stretch Woven with Swim Fabric, both from The Fabric Fairy.
Adult Moxi Testers:
Amber Mack:
Stats/Mods: Size D
Halo Sheer Bloom stretch woven short, Mauve Orchid stretch woven binding, and DayDream Heathered Mauve Orchid athletic knit waistband. Paired with Heathered Mauve Orchid athletic knit Elevate Crop.
Greenstyle Mint To Be stretch woven, Halo White butter athletic knit binding and waistband. Paired with a Halo White butter athletic Racerback PSB.
Amy Kushner:
Stats/Mods: Size F
Greenstyle Grey Linen Look Stretch Woven and Laser Cut Tricot Mesh.
Chandra Hamilton:
Stats/Mods: Size L
Stretch woven from HaloFabricAddicts, with the under shorts and waistband performance from So Sew English.
Christina Pikas:
Stats/Mods: Size J graded to K
Black and white stretch chiffon from Joann's with Greenstyle rebound.
Stretch Chiffon from Joanns and white from stash.
Claire McLain:
Stats/Mods: Size E
Stretch Woven from The Styled Magnolia and some athletic for the waist from So Sew English.
Cynthia Hendrickson
Stats/Mods: Size D, 1/2" removed from center back yoke.
Stretch Woven from Spandex by Yard and Quilted Knit Waistband fabric from Knitpop.
Dana Miller:
Stats/Mods: Size J
Stretch Woven from fabric stash.
Danielle Allen:
Stats/Mods: Size F
ABP from The Styled Magnolia.
Stretch Woven from The Styled Magnolia with Greenstyle Mist briefs.
Debora VanHamlin:
Stats/Mods: Size H, with the lower back side narrowed to size G as shown in the FIT TIPS.
Mint to Be stretch woven from Greenstyle Creations, with a JoAnn's nylon spandex waistband (cut 1/4" taller than low rise) and Phee coral nylon spandex tricot binding.
Phee navy stretch woven with nylon spandex tricot waistband (also 1/4" taller than low rise) and lime green nylon spandex tricot binding.
Eva Buchel:
Stats/Mods: Size F
Mint To Be Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations paired with Butter from Halo Fabric.
Stretch Woven from The Styled Magnolia paired with Lilac Align 2 from Greenstyle Creation.
J'Cynda Whitely:
Stats/Mods: Size L front, K waist.
Duke's on Sunday Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations with Cotton Lycra binding and waistband from Blended Thread Fabric.
Katrina Pound:
Stats/Mods: Size J graded to I waist.
Black Stretch woven from Greenstyle Creations and Performance from So Sew English.
Hot Pink Stretch Woven from Greenstyle Creations and Performance from So Sew English.
Kha Milya:
Stats/Mods: Size E
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Kylie MacBeth:
Stats/Mods: Size C with D waist.
French Terry and Sports Performance Fabric from Sew Unique Fabrics.
Lian Nesbitt:
Stats/Mods: Size G with 1" removed from front rise.
Stretch woven bias tape and outer shorts, supplex inner shorts all from Halo Fabrics.
Lisa Bare:
Stats/Mods: Size B
Fabric from personal fabric stash.
Mary Cheddie:
Stats/Mods: Size G
Stretch Woven from Joanns.
Fabric Fairy hibiscus (pink/fuschia/gray/white/black) with Greenstyle Align in gray for WB and binding.
Stretch Woven from personal fabric stash.
Hot Pink stretch woven from Greenstyle Creations w/Mood vapors WB/binding.
Morland Brawner:
Stats/Mods: Size J
Stretch Woven with ABP binding from The Styled Magnolia.
Nicole Jose-Librojo:
Stats/Mods: Size G
Kommentar
Thank you for this round up – there are so many great and inspiring makes!