No. 7 Vanløse - Sailor trousers
You will need:
Width 110 cm
EU 34-48/UK 6-20/US 2-16 2.75 m.
Fabric width 140 cm
EU 34-48/UK 6-20/US 2-16 2.5 m.
Thread
Invisible zipper 30 cm
Interfacing 30 cm
6 buttons with a diameter of 2-2,5 cm
The sailor pants is a Classic. And for many years I have dreamed of a pair. In this week, I will guide you to make your pair of sailor trousers with the No. 7 sewing pattern.
Pattern making
1 Divide your waist in two
Draw a line straight down to the bottom. The line needs to be parallel with the grainline
2 Draw the front panel
On your new line, make a mark 17 cm down. Make an angle of 90° and draw a line of 4 cm see illustration drawing, Is going to be the facing.
3 Draw your side panel
Make a mark 11 cm down at your cf. From this point draw a curved line to the 17 cm mark.
Trace off the two pattern piece.
Trace the pattern
4. Draw a dotted line to indicate a fold line on
5. Ad seam allowance in the center of the pattern pieces
6. Make a facing pattern piece for interfacing
Cutting Fabric:
On each pattern piece you will find a capital letter. On the cutting layout plan, you will find the same capital letters so that you can easily see which pattern pieces to use for the view you have chosen.
Sewing:
Sew front piece
sew the two front pieces, right sides together, up to 1 cm after where the facing starts.
Fold the facing onto the wrong side, fold accordingly to the fold line on your pattern, and press
Sew with wring sides together sew the underlap on front. pres seam open
base stitch the overlap to keep in place.
place 3 buttons on each side of the overlap and sew by hand through all layers
