Blue velvet pants

I made these back in April. In the meantime, I got obsessed with bra pattern making. But, let us take a break from boobs and cups, and all elastics. This post has a lot of pictures – don’t say I did not warn you! Do you know how people change their opinions over time? Well, this fabric is still on my favorite list. Time hasn’t changed this?

I had a similar pair of pants. I wore it a lot. It is now time for a new pair. Here is me gathering materials and choosing blue thread:

I have to say this: the one thing I am completely sure of me (talking about sewing only) is making pants. Never had a problem with them, and I have sewn pants for my mom and other people too. Maybe I was just lucky… But this is my comfort zone. The pattern is mine, I mean I drafted it from scratch:

Cutting was a bit problematic. And staring at birds on the window is a must-do:

In any case, here are the pieces. Pink scraps of fabric are for pockets. You’ll see them later on.

Proper pants, with proper details: pockets, top-stitching, etc…

No step was skipped or rushed.

Almost done and done.

Here are some details – back pockets:

Side pockets – with pinky fabric:

Bottom:

There is one thing I skipped though, zipper. You can see an uncut button-hole on the fly. I planned to put a button, but the button-hole is too close to the edge. I was a little bit disappointed, but it turned out that button is not needed after all.

Are you still reading? After so many construction pictures it is time for modeling! I must say, these are not slim-fit. Also, they are not with a high waist and not with a low waist. I can wear them without a belt. Actually, I think, among other qualities, a pair of pants must-have, being able to wear them without a belt is very important. Large waist pants ( most RTW ones ) tend to slip down – not a great pleasure to walk in them and not a nice view either!