Pocket Week - Curved Butt Pockets

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Today’s clothing item are yet another pair of shorts for LM. Fair warning: Though I love the design, I’m not so sure about the fabric. As I was working with it, it started to remind me of a cross between “jailhouse stripes” and “Fourth of July.”

Start by tracing an existing pair of pants. If you made a pattern from Sunday’s L-shaped Pocket Pants, you can use that.

Cut your pocket shape from a folded piece of fabric, with the fold at the top.

Turn pockets right sides together, and pin edges.

Sew around edges, leaving a gap for turning.

Clip and turn the pockets. Pin the pockets onto pants, then stitch them down. After finishing, I noticed that these are pretty high. You’ll want the bottom of the curve level with the crotch of the pants, or just a “scootch” higher (a scootch is a very specific unit of measurement here in the Moore household).

Sew the pants together, first the mid seam, then the side and crotch seams.

Iron down the top about 1/4″, then down another 1 1/4″, making the casing for the elastic. Iron the pant leg up 1/4″, then up another 1/2″, making the hem on the pant leg.

Sew down the pant leg hems. Sew around the waistband, leaving a gap to insert the elastic. Insert the elastic and then sew the waistband shut. Then, you’re all done!

Expect Moore… soon!