Pants! The New Sewing Project

Yep, you heard me. I'm sewing some pants. It is a self challenge, really, as I have made myself pants many times, with varying degrees of success. Mainly, I make double knit pants with elastic waists for myself. Not terribly fitted, and but sometimes, I've made pants that just didn't turn out right. I would wear them a time or two and the fit wasn't right. Or they felt funny. Or???

I think my skills have improved over the past few years, though, so I psyched myself up to making some fitted, waist-banded, twill pants.  I got this jeans pattern several years ago, and it has been waiting patiently for me to decide that the time has come

with instructions on fitting them

I looked at the pattern, and the instructions. I watched a video class from Craftsy. I made a muslin, and then cut out two pair, one in khaki and one a very nice blue twill. I cut out some pretty pocket lining for the khaki pair, but I haven't cut into the fabric I want to use for the blue ones, so those will have to wait. As many things as I cut out over the summer, I can't believe there is still a pile to be cut.

So, Sunday, I pulled out those pants, and got started.

The pockets went together first.

Then the fly went in. 

The front of my pants!

I'm very happy with the detail sewing that is happening. I followed the suggestion from the video to to the top stitching with a stitch that goes over itself a couple times. While it isn't my first zipper, I think it may be my first fly front. 

Gosh I hope they fit right, because so far they look awesome! 

No, I don't think my head is getting too big. I know I still have the waistband to deal with, and how those never do seem to come out like I think they should. Sigh...