Today I am going to show you how to make a pocket bag on a trouser and how to insert a zipper. The picture above shows the front with the slanted pocket. I have stay taped the front pocket edge on the wrong side. This is because it is on the bias grain of the fabric to stop it stretching. I have laid the pocket bag underneath and the next picture shows this from the other side.
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Pocket Bag laid out, right side showing |
Sew along the seam line to attach the pocket bag:
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Sew pocket bag on. |
Next, attach your side front piece, which is the garment fabric. I have overlocked a portion of this, because I won' t be able to get to it later when it has been sewn.
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Side front added |
Stitch around side front piece to make the pocket bag and continue up to the waist line. The overlock the pocket bag and side front piece along the bottom:
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Side front and pocket bag sewn and overlocked |
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Turn over to right side and you get a nice pocket opening. Top stitch this. Also tack pocket bag and side front to main garment.
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Pocket top stitched |
Prepare zip area by finishing along zip facing: Do this on both sides of the garment front.
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Finish zip facing |
Press zipper insert allowances as per pattern markings and then:
Insert the zipper on the left hand side of the garment according the the pattern markings:
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Insert zipper |
Flip over and sew zip to front facing only left facing on the back of the garment:
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Zipper tape - sew to left facing |
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Turn garment to right side and top stitch the false fly front opening:
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Zipper Front |
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Now you just have to sew up the pants/trousers - which are going to fit, because you have already done a test muslin, I hope. Of course, there will still be some fitting left to do, even with a muslin trial, as every pair you cut out will be a slightly different size, and also every material is a different weight - this also affects fit.
Happy sewing everyone:)
Sarah Liz
I haven't tackled pockets in years!thanks for all the great details on how to do pockets,
ReplyDeleteHelen
It's a pleasure Helen. You can even do similar ones in elastic waist pants.
DeleteThanks for sharing .. I need to start on pants too.eeeh.
ReplyDeleteThey are not so bad really, it's our fear of them that is the problem :)
DeleteYou are so far away with this pants! Finger crossed! Tehy will be perfect! But I cannot forget -
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Hi Beata, this was a tutorial, so I'm glad people enjoyed it.
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