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It really is BLACK!

Linda of Lányos Handmade / Nice dress! Thanks, I made it!!
Sandra Betzina Today's Fit

Honestly, why is BLACK so difficult to photograph?  It must just suck in all the light around it!  Anyway…

I have finished my 4th pair of pants, black ones, after spending extensive time with the muslin and making three pairs after that.  I thought my blue pair was my favourite – best fitting and lovely fabric.  Those were made with Horizon Suiting, 100% polyester.  (I actually managed to find and buy more Horizon Suiting in a Navy Blue colour.  Whoopie!)  I think these black pants have taken their place though.  Although in trying to photograph the black, that might not come across!

For quite a while now I have been using what I learned in the Craftsy courses:  “Pant Fitting Techniques” by Sandra Betzina and “One pattern, Many Looks: Pants” by Kathy Ruddy;  and I have been using Vogue pattern V2948.  This time my black fabric was Simcoe Stretch Suiting, 65% polyester, 35% rayon.  It feels lovely to the touch and fits so well!

I sewed my princess seams together on my front and back pant legs.  Then I made my pocket flaps and pockets on my front pant legs.

I pinned my pocket facing on my pants front – right side together, measuring down the side seam 4″ and marking.
I sewed the two pieces together along the top from my princess seam to the side seam and 4″ down the side seam.
I turned the pocket facing to the inside and pinned and pressed what will be the pocket flap.
On the inside I folded the pocket facing over to the side seam to form my inside pocket.
I pinned my pocket facing in place.
I sewed the side seam of the pants front and the pocket facing together;  and the bottom of the inside pocket facing.
The pocket flap is folded down and ironed.

Waistband and waistband facing interfaced, sewed together and sewed on to my pants.

I used seam tape when sewing together my waistband and waistband facing. Then I under stitched my waistband facing.

Now for my invisible zipper.

I ironed my invisible zipper open and “basted” it in place with my Wonder Tape.
Sewed it on close, but not too close, with my favourite zipper foot.
I Wonder Taped the other side of the invisible zipper on. Remembering to mark where my waistband seam should meet on my zipper. They must line up.
I sewed on the other side of my invisible zipper.
I forgot to get a photo but next I sewed the ends of my invisible zipper down on to my seam allowances so my zipper would lie flat and then sewed around my crotch seam.

 

My pocket flap buttons.

I found in my stash these silver and black buttons to sew on my pocket flaps. Oh yes, can’t forget to sew bias tape on the bottom of the waistband to finish it off nicely.
Finished.

 

ALL DONE!

Side.
Back… with a Photobombing Simon.
and Front.

In addition to having a lovely pair of black pants to wear now, I also have a NEW TOY!  When pressing, I seem to have a penchant for scorching and burning my fabric and covering my iron with interfacing goo.  So I bought and used happily – until it turned brown and shapeless – a Silk Organza Press Cloth.  Then I saw this. A NEW TOY!  A Teflon Iron Shoe.  So far, so good!  No scorching, burning, or sticking goo to my iron.  If you are looking for one I have seen them for as low as $10.00.

 

Have you brought home any NEW TOYS lately?

Happy Sewing!

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