Now that all you have assured your edges will not fray or cause massive threadage (And yes, that is now a word) place a back and a front leg piece together with the right sides face toward each other. NOTE: That you will need to use both RIGHT front and back or both LEFT front and back. Failure to do so will cause is a terrible mistake and tears from everyone.
Remember to always press your seam allowance after making a new seam.
Line up the outer edges and place pins along that length 5/8 of an inch from the edge of the fabric. After making sure your machine is threaded, and why wouldn't you if you were going to use it, adjust your fabric so you will be sewing 5/8 of an inch from the edge of your fabric. Sew along this path making sure to use back stitching at the beginning and ends of your seam. Repeat this with your other back and front pieces.
Now do the same as before for the inseam but make sure you do not make a seam in the crotch. There will be some "bubbles" in the fabric and this is supposed to happen because the back sides are meant to be bigger.
Ready to move on?
Good.
Make sure one of your pant legs are inside out, place the pant leg that is rightside-out inside of the pant leg that is inside-out. It's not that complicated, I promise.
Line up the edges of the fabric in the crotch and place pins 5/8 an inch from the edge, again this is where you will make your seam. Now MAKE the seam.
Now is the moment of truth....flip out the pant legs so they are righside-out....
Do they look like pants?
Good.
Now at the waist opening of the pants measure two inches down from the edge of the fabric and then fold inward to the inside of the pants - all the way around. Place pins in the fabric to keep it from shifting. Now go to the machine and sew as close to the finished edge of the fabric as you can but MAKE SURE to leave a two inch opening when you are finished. In other words you will be sewing all the way around the waist except for two inches.
You will now want to measure your waist and then subtract two inches, this measurement is the length you will use to cut out your piece of elastic.
Now feed the elastic through the two inch opening. Once this is done close the two inch opening on the machine and where the two end pieces of elastic meet sew a box seam to insure it stays in place and will stretch.
Remember to always press your seam allowance after making a new seam.
Line up the outer edges and place pins along that length 5/8 of an inch from the edge of the fabric. After making sure your machine is threaded, and why wouldn't you if you were going to use it, adjust your fabric so you will be sewing 5/8 of an inch from the edge of your fabric. Sew along this path making sure to use back stitching at the beginning and ends of your seam. Repeat this with your other back and front pieces.
Now do the same as before for the inseam but make sure you do not make a seam in the crotch. There will be some "bubbles" in the fabric and this is supposed to happen because the back sides are meant to be bigger.
Ready to move on?
Good.
Make sure one of your pant legs are inside out, place the pant leg that is rightside-out inside of the pant leg that is inside-out. It's not that complicated, I promise.
Line up the edges of the fabric in the crotch and place pins 5/8 an inch from the edge, again this is where you will make your seam. Now MAKE the seam.
Now is the moment of truth....flip out the pant legs so they are righside-out....
Do they look like pants?
Good.
Now at the waist opening of the pants measure two inches down from the edge of the fabric and then fold inward to the inside of the pants - all the way around. Place pins in the fabric to keep it from shifting. Now go to the machine and sew as close to the finished edge of the fabric as you can but MAKE SURE to leave a two inch opening when you are finished. In other words you will be sewing all the way around the waist except for two inches.
You will now want to measure your waist and then subtract two inches, this measurement is the length you will use to cut out your piece of elastic.
Now feed the elastic through the two inch opening. Once this is done close the two inch opening on the machine and where the two end pieces of elastic meet sew a box seam to insure it stays in place and will stretch.
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