Flared Leg Trousers

Name: Flared Leg Trousers
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5005
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5005

Women's full-length trousers, close-fitting through the hips and thighs and flaring from the knee to the hem. One dart on each front and back half, a straight interfaced waistband and a concealed zip in the left side seam. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: medium-weight woven fabrics with drape that press well: gabardine, crepe, wool blends, viscose twill.

Tech. Description

Flared Leg Trousers

When To Wear

For the office, with a blouse or a fitted jacket.
With heeled shoes, which the flared hem covers.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Fitted through the hips and thighs, flared from the knee.

Length: Full length.

Waist: One waist dart on each front and back half; straight one-piece waistband, interfaced, folded in half and stitched down from the inside over the attachment seam.

Closure: Concealed zip in the upper part of the left side seam, inserted from the inside with a blind stitch; a button and buttonhole on the waistband, with an extension at the back edge of the opening.

Legs: Two pieces per leg (front and back half), with side seams and inseams; front and back crotch seams sewn in one line.

Pockets: None.

Finishing: Hem allowance pressed to the wrong side and sewn.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Three pattern pieces, darts, a side zip, a straight waistband with one buttonhole. The flared leg needs no extra techniques.

Fabric Recommendations

Medium-weight woven fabrics with drape that press well: gabardine, crepe, wool blends, viscose twill.

Additional Supplies

Zip for the left side seam
Fusible interfacing (waistband)
1 button

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
- Back Half – 2 pieces
- Front Half – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 1 piece
From fusible interfacing:
- Waistband – 1 piece

Sewing Instructions

Sew the side seams, leaving an open section at the top of the left seam for the zipper closure. Sew the inseams. Sew the front and back crotch seams in one continuous line of stitching.
Press the zipper seam allowances along the edges to the wrong side. Insert the zipper from the inside with a blind stitch.
Fuse the interfacing to the Waistband. Stitch the waistband to the upper edge of the trousers, leaving an extension for the closure at the back edge of the zipper opening. Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the ends; turn right side out. Fold the inner edge of the waistband under and sew it onto the attachment seam. Make a buttonhole at the front end of the waistband. Sew a button onto the waistband extension to match the buttonhole.
Press the hem seam allowance to the wrong side and sew.