Jalie Overalls! Pattern #972
Over the past couple of years there have been several new patterns released for varying sorts of overalls/dungarees. My main problem with all of them was that the styles just weren't what I wanted. I was looking for classic, mid-nineties overalls. The kind with a Y back and lots of pockets and, most importantly, no ties or waist definition. I spent a fair bit of time searching the internet and Instagram for options and wouldn't you know it, one of my favorite pattern companies had just the pattern I was looking for! This is Jalie Patterns #972 . The downloadable PDF is a scan of their out-of-print paper pattern, so it does not have layers or any of those cool features that modern PDF patterns have. I made a size X and other than making the bib and the straps a little shorter, I made no other alterations. And they fit! And I loved my first pair so much that I made a second pair! My first pair were made from a 100% cotton, linen-like IKEA curtain that I purchased at a thrift sto
