Love Sewing — Issue 45 2017

MATERIALS & TOOLS:

• 1.5m 60"-wide ponte
  roma fabric


• 0.6m cotton for pocket lining


• 0.5m fusible interfacing


• 0.3m 4cm-wide elastic


• templates downloaded from
  http://www.lovesewingmag.co.uk

NOTES:

1cm seam allowance is included in the

pattern with hem allowance of 4cm

HOW TO MAKE:

 Fuse interfacing to the WS

of the front waistband, the

pocket facing, the front fl y and

the WS of the pocket opening.

 Neaten the raw edges as

you work as this is not referred

to again in the instructions.

 Place the WS of the pocket

facing on top of the RS of big

pocket bag. Sew in place.

 Sew the small pocket bag

and big pocket bag together

along the curved edge, RST.

Waist Hip Finished

waist

Finished

hip

Inseam

0 23" 32" 23" 37⁄" 27⁄"

(^2) 24⁄" 33⁄" 24⁄" 39" 27⁄"
4 26" 35" 26" 40⁄" 27⁄"
6 27⁄" 36⁄" 27⁄" 42" 27⁄"
8 29" 38" 29" 43⁄" 27⁄"
10 30⁄" 39⁄" 30⁄" 45" 27⁄"
12 32" 41" 32" 46⁄" 27⁄"
14 33⁄" 42⁄" 33⁄" 48" 27⁄"
16 35" 44" 35" 49⁄" 27⁄"
SIZING:
 Press, pin and baste the
front pleat in place, folding
the excess towards the
centre front.
 Sew the small pocket bag
to the front at the pocket
opening RST. (See Pic A.)
 Press the seam and under-
stitch the seam allowance to
the pocket lining.
 Baste the pockets to the
front at the waist and at the
side. (See Pic B.)
 Sew the fake fl y together
as illustrated. Fold the fl y
towards the right press the
seam. Sew the fl y to the
right front as illustrated.
(See pics C and D.)
Assemble the back darts
and press the excess towards
the centre back.
On each leg, sew
the back to the front at
the side seam with RST.
Sew from waist to hem,
matching the notches at
the knee.
With RST sew the inseam
of each leg. Sew from hem

A B

D

E

C

CUTTING:

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