As you likely have heard by now via the NEWSLETTER or/and our FACEBOOK GROUP this month we are sewing up for a hospital in Haiti. If you click the newsletter link you will get loads more details and even more in the pinned post in the facebook group.
This tutorial is for making the poofy pants unlined, as it gets quite hot in Haiti.
You will cut one pair of pant legs and your trim pieces. Sew up the pants as directed for side seams and crotch seams. Then take your trim and fold each piece in half so short ends are together and sew.
Fold each of the now sewn trim piece in half, wrong sides together. and pin to the leg opening, raw edges line up.
Stitch on and then finish the seam. I used a serger but zig zag works.
Now you will want to iron the seam up and you can pin if you choose.
Top stitch. I find it easiest to topstitch teeny holes by turning the pants inside out.
Now you are going to make a waistband facing. Cut 2 pieces of fabric 11.5"x2" and sew the short ends together. Then line the raw edges together and sew and finish the seam allowance.
Now you are going to want to do:
- 1. iron a 1/4" fold over on the unsewn edge.
- 2. Iron the waistband down along the top edge.
- 3. if you want to now is the time to put a tag/label on that waistband in the back.
Sew the edge down leaving an inch open and now thread the elastic through, finish it off, and then stitch the opening closed.
And all done! Unlined and cute and nice and tidy for passing down and along :) You can add a cute bow or button or something on the front now as well if you'd like !
Please join us in sewing along! #aprilshowers
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