The project for this week will be wide leg trousers from a great sateen fabric like this, with an elastic waistband. The pattern will be created from a pair of pants that I already own. This will be the second time I've made pants similar to these. The first pair I made was from a hunter green full size flat sheet - yes I said sheet - and they came out beautifully. The only thing that I didn't realize was, because the fabric was 100% cotton there was NO stretch. By the end of the day, they became incredibly uncomfortable, and I was afraid I was going to bust a seam!
I then went on the hunt to make wide leg pants that I could wear all day and bend over without embarrassing myself! I started to look at pants that I liked from famous retailers like this, and looked to see what the material blends were. Majority of the pants we buy now are 95% Cotton and 5% Lyrca. I then went on the hunt for this fabric and found myself at Jo-Ann's Fabric (I often find myself there).
Tell me what you think!
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| The cool grey fabric with green under tones |
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| Homemade pattern |
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| Finished Product |
After wearing these pants to work, I soon found out that the fabric wrinkled horribly from the waist to the crotch after sitting down. Also, because there was a little bit of stretch the pants did not fit at the waist as tight as needed. I believe these pants will become pencil style trousers. That project will be added soon!
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