So here are the two lounge pants I made myself. I made them in size 28, since that’s the measurements I seem to have. But are crazy loose. I added some length, as the last pants ended up capris because of shrinkage.
The grey are boring, but they are way more comfy!!! Great feel to the fabric and a lighter weight.
Other Craft Projects:
- A Tale Of Two Pants
- Kids lounge pants Galore! Simplicity New Look 6237
- Sheri’s Portrait Dress Butterick B5930
- Plus Sized Patterns and Vanity Sizing.
- Well Blankie
- Plus sized capri pants
- Plus Size Capris – Take Two!
- Car trash bag
- Birthing Gown for my Daughter
- Chef’s Pants for Hubby – and how to blind hem stitch
So I made myself some plus sized lounge pants in this lizard print fabric. My foster daughter kept saying how I should make her a pair. I finally checked the remaining fabric and I had just enough to make her a pair. Not sure of the pattern I used here. I’ll come back and update to tell everyone.
ETA: Size 8 and 6 Simplicity New Look 6237
Here I’m pinning and cutting out.
Here the two legs are serged and ready to be put one inside the other, right sides together.
Here I’m serging the legs together at the groin seam. Well, getting ready to serge anyway.
Here the pants are looking like real pants! This is before putting in the elastic and hemming the legs.
I created a casing for the elastic, here I’m inserting it.
Here they are finished! Ignore the sew messy background! 😀
Start to finish it took 45 mins to do these pants. I made some shorts using the same patterns. Also took 45 mins (extra time pinning the legs out of the way – I’m too cheap to cut them in case I want to use them again).
Those came out good considering I didn’t put a lot of effort into making sure the hem was even. These are for pjs so I wasn’t that precise.
I made two other pairs of pants from the same pattern. Here’s attempt number one:
Whoops! Little error there. Can you see my mistake? Hearts would have been upside down! LOL not my best move but glad I caught it before I started cutting!
Here are the two other finished versions:
Here is a flannel pair of pants using the same pattern.
Here’s a pair of owl pants!
And some smiles to brighten any day!
Other Craft Projects:
- A Tale Of Two Pants
- Chef’s Pants for Hubby – and how to blind hem stitch
- New Look 6237 Children’s Pants and Shirt – Today the Shirt!
- Sheri’s Portrait Dress Butterick B5930
- Plus Size Capris – Take Two!
- Mouse Wrist Rest
- Plus sized lounge or pj pants
- Tutorial on “All in One” cloth diapers
- Birthing Gown for my Daughter
- Lined drawstring bag – tutorial to follow
A review of Simplicity Pattern 1622
This pattern is part of the Khaliah Ali collection, a plus-sized collection that I’ve made patterns from before. I chose to make the pants because I’m still on this quest to find/make pants that fit well. Not perfectly, just well.
As I explained Here and Here I’m a size 20 in the stores. But in patterns I made previously the 20 didn’t fit, and the 24 was pretty tight. I broke down and pulled out a tape measure (actually bought a tape measure, then pulled it out!), and it turns out according to Simplicity, I’m a 28…the max size they make. Talk about devastated. I spent several days in a funk. The day I bought the pattern and Jo-ann’s, I also bought some fabric that was “outside my comfort zone.” When I got home I just felt like it wasn’t fabric that I “loved.” So between the two, the pair of pants was slow to get going.
Here is a picture of me laying out the pattern piece on the fabric:
And here is the fabric on the serger:
You can see it has it’s drawbacks. It has an optical illusion effect when it moves. Not great for avoiding attention to the rear end!
Here is a picture of the seams lining up:
I didn’t put a lot of effort into hemming. In fact, the pants were finished except for hemming for 6 weeks before I touched them again. And then it was just to get it over with, and move on to a new pair of pants.
I used the “blindhem stitch” but did it wrong:
But don’t care, since I am starting to hate these pants. Keep in mind I paid like $10/yard and got 4 yards. So huge waste of money. Plus the pattern which I only got for 40% discount.
Here’s the finished product:
In the end there are several issues.
1- The waist is TOO HIGH. I have to roll the waistband down three times to get the waist to a reasonable height.
2- The crotch is too low if I don’t hike up the pants (causing the waist to be too high, see above).
3- The legs are too short with the crotch in the proper location.
Unfortunately I didn’t wear them before I tried another pair of pants from the same pattern. I would have known to alter the waist and leg length.
But I went back to the drawing board and started with a knit fabric.
Here are the pattern pieces being cut out (ignore the boxes in the background, still unpacking from the move):
And here they are cut out:
Here I’m matching up the front seam:
And here I’m hemming the pants. I used the serger, then rolled the edge under, then rolled it under again.
Here is the finished product:
I love these pants. There are still the same issues as the other pants. They are too short when I pull them up to where the crotch should go…and then waist is too high. The pant legs are flared a bit, it seams to me, which I’m not sure how I feel about.
I’ve been using these pants as PJ bottoms, lounge pants, etc. And they are perfect for the task. The other pair I wore to work and was self-conscious the whole day. I might wear them around the house for lounging as well, but over all it was a waist of fabric and money. The fabric is this silky polyester. Not a great choice for pants, but I was looking for something that would flow nicely with the little bit of flare.
In the end I plan on making one more attempt with this pattern. I’m going to lower the waist and lengthen the leg. I’ll post the results here as well.
Other Craft Projects:
- Plus Size Capris – Take Two!
- Kids lounge pants Galore! Simplicity New Look 6237
- Plus sized Floor length tshirt dress – Butterick pattern 3039
- Chef’s Pants for Hubby – and how to blind hem stitch
- Sheri’s Portrait Dress Butterick B5930
- Mouse Wrist Rest
- Car trash bag
- Plus sized lounge or pj pants
- Plus Sized Patterns and Vanity Sizing.
- New Look 6237 Children’s Pants and Shirt – Today the Shirt!
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