Sew Wide-Bottomed Pants

I don't really have the length for wide-bottomed pants, but I do like the idea of them. And as I am not forking out a fortune to buy them, and will rather be making them myself, I decided to include a pair of wide-bottomed pants in my latest mix and match collection. I show you how to make these in today's blog.

I opted for this bicycle print fabric as I thought it would go well with the florals I was already using in this collection.

Reinforce the waistband with stiffening/vilene. Fold the waistband and pin the sides.

Sew the sides.

Notch the one end. Turn right side out and iron flat.

Pin the front crotch together.

Sew the front crotch. Do the same with the back crotch.

Pin the pockets to the side seams.

Sew the pockets to the side seams.

Pin the zipper to the centre back seam.

Sew the zipper into the centre back seam.

Open the seam over the zipper.

Mark the buttonhole.

Sew the buttonhole.

Open the buttonhole.

Sew the button onto the other end of the waistband.

Lay the front and back on top of each other with right sides facing. Pin the pockets and down the side seam of the pant legs.

Sew all around the pockets and down the side seams.

Pin the crotch at the centre. Now pin all the way down the inner seam of both legs.

Sew the pinned inner leg seam.

Pin the waistband to the pants.

Sew the waistband to the pants.

Fold a rolled hem and pin it.

Hem the pants.

The completed pants.

The completed pants in the ensemble.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/qRqEIQfaW2o

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
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Sew a Wide Skirt with Side Pockets

I am busy making my second set of mix and match clothes from my fabric stash. Today I opted to make a wide skirt with some convenient side pockets for the phone, keys and tissues I always seem to be carrying on my person. I show you step by step how to do this yourself in today's blog.

I use a Butterick pattern to cut today's skirt from.

Reinforce the waistband with stiffening/vilene. Fold over and pin the sides.

Sew and notch the sides.

Pin and sew the centre back of the skirt.

Pin the zipper to the centre back seam.

Sew the zipper onto the seam.

Open the seam over the zipper.

Pin the pockets to the side seams.

Sew the pockets onto the side seams.

Lay the front and back on top of each other and pin the pockets, and all the way down the sides of the skirt. Sew around the pockets and all the way down the sides. Iron the seams open.

Mark the buttonhole.

Pin and sew the waistband onto the skirt.

Sew the buttonhole.

Sew the button onto the skirt.

Roll the hem of the skirt and pin.

Sew the hem of the skirt.

The completed skirt.

The skirt in the completed ensemble.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/XrOyml4ztiI

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
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Sew Pants with Pockets

After making the previous mix and match set of clothes for myself, I still felt like sewing and decided to rummage through my fabric stash again, in search of some inspiration. I opted for a few pieces that would mix and match well into two sets with overlaps on some pieces. I show you how to make the first pair of pants in these sets in today's blog. The pants come complete with convenient side pockets.

I used a Butterick pattern to cut the fabric.

Pin the front at the crotch.

Sew the front crotch. Do the same for the back crotch.

Pin the pockets to the side seams.

Sew the pockets to the side seams.

Fold and pin the waistband. Sew the two ends of the waistband. Notch the corner on one end. Fold the waistband right side out and iron flat.

Mark the buttonhole.

Sew the buttonhole and open with a quick-unpick tool.

Sew the button onto the waistband.

Pin the zipper onto the centre back seam.

Sew the zipper onto the centre back.

Open the seam over the zipper.

Pin the pockets and down the side seams of the pants, laying the front and back panels on top of each other.

Sew all the way around the pockets and down the side seam.

Line the crotch up at the centre seams. Pin down both pant legs.

Sew all the way down the inner seam from one pant leg hem to the next.

Roll and pin the hems. Sew the hems.

Pin the waistband to the top of the pants and sew.

The finished pair of pants.

The pants in the completed ensemble.

You can watch a compilation video of the above steps on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/-VmA029jyqU

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy my books here:
You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.
Jy kan Kom Ons Teken en Verf Tuinstories hier koop.
Jy kan Kom Ons Kleur Tuinstories In hier koop.
Jy kan Tuinstories hier koop.
You can follow Miekie's daily Bible Study blog, Bybel Legkaart, here in English & Afrikaans.
You may prefer to follow the traveling blog, A Pretty Tourist.
For more crafty ideas and great product reviews, visit A Pretty Talent on Facebook.
If you are in a literary mood, follow Miekie's musings, stories and poetry on A Pretty Author - Miekie.
Remember to keep nurturing your TALENT for making life PRETTY.
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