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In Living Color - Love Notions Bridget Trousers

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Oh my - when I signed up for this pattern test I did not realize it was due the same day as the start of my high school class reunion for which I knew I would make an outfit.  I was so stressed out and sleep deprived and that translates into mistakes. On any pants pattern, I always have to raise my back rise 1" and when I am rushing and not paying attention, I will make the disastrous mistake of making the change on the outside (thigh area) rather than the inside crotch curve.  How about I did this on the first 3 pairs and couldn't figure out why my back leg kept being longer than the front leg (the tell tell sign that I have made this mistake) because I was so exhausted.  It finally hit me when I was stitching up the 3rd pair 😄. Love Notions Bridget Trousers I love color, but when I was sewing these up I thought it was a bit much even for me.  I was thinking it was perfect as a skirt ( Cashmerette Ellis Skirt )  and thought it would have been perfect as a dres...