Your Sewing Unit

SEW YOUR FIRST PAIR OF PANTS 

Materials Needed

  • Your Pants Pattern (use a simple elastic waist band pattern)
  • Fabric according to the size of your pattern (see tutorial on patterns)
  • Elastic according to the size of your pattern
  • Matching thread
  • Satey pin
  • Iron and ironing board
  • Scissors
  • Sewing guauge
  • Measuring tape
  • Pins and Pin Cushion
  • Fabric chalk or marker
  • Sewing machine

Sisters pants are even eaiser to make than a skirt, follow these instructions to make your first pair of pants.

Step 1. Measure your hips to get the correct size you will need, look on the back of your pattern to see your size. Then cut out your pattern according to  your size. (Note refer to our sewing tutortial on how to read, cut and lay out patterns)

Step 2. Fold your fabric on the wrong side enough to cut the front leg of your pattern. Pin your pattern on the fabric. (Note you can use your chalk to trace pattern around, then remove for cutting. I like to do this for a more even cut.) Then cut out your pattern. We are folding so that you can cut two pieces. Repeat the same step for the back leg of your pattern.

Step 3. Keep the front pieces together on the wrong side measure 5/8 inches and mark line around for your seam allowance. Then pin along the line of small semi circle portion.Repeat the same step for back pieces.

Step 4. Sew along the semi circle on the front pieces. then remove your pins. Open and then press your seam.  Repeat this step for the back pieces.

Step 5. On the wrong side get your sewing guage and measue 5/8 inches on and draw line down with your chalk on both sides. Then pin the front and back pieces together on both of the outer side. (see photos to your right)

Step 6. Sew the outer sides of your pants on both sides. Remove your pins. Then press your seams.

Step 7.  For your waist band. Still working from the wrong side, at the top turn fabric over 1/4 inches and press down and around. Then sew. Then repeat step again but fold at 3/4 inches. sew around, but this time leave a small opening to insert your elastic.

Step 8. Now measure your elastic to the size of your hip measurement, minus two - three inches. Then take one end of your elastic and insert your safety pin and with that end insert it into the opening of your waist band. Push through, gathering your fabric. When you come to the end, put two ends together, and sew together three to four times. (click to see our sewing tutorial on elastic). Then stregth your elastic around, and then sew close your waist band.

Step 9. For your pants hem. Still working from the wrong side, at the top turn fabric over 1/4 inches and press down and around. Then sew. Then repeat step again but fold at 3/4 inches. sew around. then press your hem.

Turn your pants to the right side, try them on and you just made your first pair of pants.

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