In the previous blogs
in this series I showed you how to design a pattern for a child’s outfit and we
made a waistcoat. Today we are going to construct the bell-bottom pants to
match the waistcoat.
Part 1: Conceptualization, Pattern Design & Fabric LayoutPart 2: Constructing the Waistcoat
Part 3: Constructing the Bell-bottoms
The patterns can be downloaded from APrettyTalent.com. Click here for the pattern.
Overlock/zigzag the
frayed edges of the fabric pieces.
Align the bigger
bell-bottom insert with the hem of the outer seam of the pant leg. Pin it in
place.
Sew allowing 1,5 cm
for the seam.
Pin the other side of
the pant leg to the insert and sew.
Starting from this
point upwards, pin the side seams together and sew. Repeat the steps for the
other leg as well.
I repeated the same
steps as above to attach the inserts of the inner legs and won’t bother repeating
the steps, but let me interrupt myself quickly to show you a neat trick. The
shiny fabric I worked with made the needle on my machine very sticky (the shiny
pieces were glued to the fabric). This build-up of glue caused the thread in
the needle to keep on breaking. A very easy solution for this problem is to
simply put a piece of paper between the fabric and the needle. The paper will
clean the needle as it passes through and you will be able to work without any
further breakages. When you are done you simply peel the paper off along the
perforated line. It releases quite easily. A word of warning: paper will cause
the needle to become blunt more quickly.
Pin the inner seam and
crotch area and sew.
Pin the crotch seam
and sew all the way through from front to back.
Tack both of the false
rouge pieces along the long sides.
Sew them by hand on to
the side seams (you may very well be able to do this with the machine by using
top stitching, but I was not going to try it given the tricky fabric I was
working with).
Measure the elastic to
fit the child’s middle and cut to size. Sew the two ends together. I used a
zigzag stitch for this.
Fold a small hem for
the middle, pin and stitch.
Put the elastic band
in, fold over and stitch the waist band. If you find this difficult to do, you
can stitch the waistband firs, leaving a small opening at one end, and then
thread the elastic through.
You now need to hem
the legs at the bottom. I prefer folding the hems over twice and then sewing it
by hand, but in this case I used the sewing machine with a neat top stitch.
In a few easy steps
you have a cute little outfit for a little girl.
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crafty ideas and great products, visit APrettyTalent.com.
Remember to
keep nurturing your TALENT for making PRETTY things.
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