Comfy trousers ideal for smart or loungewear

I like the fact that these are a fairly quick sew and they are comfy to wear. Style wise they have a flat waistband at the front that is flattering and although the elastic gathers the fabric up at the back, they don’t look too hideous from behind! Another flattering detail is that the side seams are slightly forward, which means the front leg piece is narrower than the back leg piece. This gives the illusion of your legs being narrower slimmer and longer!

I say this is a quick sew, but that is only true if you can understand the pocket instructions. Also I found that my first pair were not very neat around the pocket and some bar tacks were in order to keep raw edges, that were poking through, under wraps. I had to cut 1 1/2 inches off the top of the trousers as they came out far too high on me and I also changed the super wide elastic for 1/1/2 wide elastic and adjusted the width of the waistband to fit as I thought this would be more comfortable. The fit around the crotch was perfect for me – yay! I’m 5’6” and they were only just long enough for me if I hemmed them with bias tape. So next time I will have to adjust the pattern there too. I used a pinstripe cotton grey twill from Clothkits in Chichester which was only £5 per metre…sorry guys I bought the last of the bolt!

Overall I would make these again with all the adjustments mentioned and I would recommend the pattern. If I work out the pockets perfectly, I’ll youtube or link a blog post with a tutorial. 🙂