Flat Front Pants with Turn-Ups

Name: Flat Front Pants with Turn-Ups
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5139
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5139

Women's straight-leg pants ending above the ankle in deep turn-ups, with a zip fly and fly shield, back darts and a waistband made of joined right, left and back parts, fastened with one button. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: denim with added Lycra.

Tech. Description

Flat Front Pants with Turn-Ups

Women's straight-leg pants ending above the ankle in deep turn-ups, with a zip fly and fly shield, back darts and a waistband made of joined right, left and back parts, fastened with one button.

When To Wear

Casual wear in stretch denim with shirts, T-shirts and flat shoes that leave the turn-ups visible.
In spring and summer with short jackets and knitwear.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight legs, flat front with no pleats.

Length: Shortened, ending above the ankle with turned-up cuffs.

Closure: Zip fly at the centre front with cut-on fly facings and a folded fly shield (button catch); buttonhole on the right end of the waistband, button on the left end.

Waist: Interfaced waistband: right and left front parts joined to a back part cut in two pieces; folded in half and stitched in the ditch from the right side.

Back: Centre back seam stitched up to the top of the waistband; one dart on each back half, pressed toward the centre seam.

Legs: Hem allowance pressed up, raw edge turned under and stitched; the cuff is then folded up along the marking and tacked to the side seams and inseams.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. A zip fly with cut-on facings and a fly shield, a pieced waistband with an extension at the fly, cut-on turn-ups.

Fabric Recommendations

Denim with added Lycra.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (all waistband parts)
1 zip, 22 cm
1 button

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front Half – 2 pieces
Back Half – 2 pieces
Right Belt – 1 piece
Left Belt – 1 piece
Button Catch (fly shield) – 1 piece
Back Belt – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Right Belt, Left Belt and Back Belt.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse the waistband pieces (Right Belt, Left Belt, Back Belt) with fusible interfacing.
Stitch the darts and press them towards the center seams. Stitch the Back Belt pieces to the Right Belt and Left Belt.
Place front panels right sides together, under the slit mark, stitch the front center seam, stopping approx. 2 cm before the inseam line.
Zipper closure: Press the grown-on zipper facings to the wrong side. Stitch the zipper under the edge of the seam allowance for the closure (left side) along the edge. Stitch the free zipper tape to the grown-on facing of the right half. Fold the Button Catch (fly shield) in half lengthwise and stitch the upper and lower short edges. Topstitch the grown-on zipper facing of the left half onto the Button Catch. Topstitch the right edge of the slit, catching the facing.
Place one front and one back right sides together. Stitch the side seams and inseams. Press seam allowances open.
Stitch one long edge of the joined waistband to the upper edge of the pants, right sides together, leaving the seam allowance for the closure protruding at the left edge of the slit. Place both pant legs right sides together, one inside the other. Stitch the crotch seam (center back seam) up to the top edge of the waistband. Press the center seam allowances open up to the curve. Press the waistband seam allowances towards the waistband. Fold the waistband in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the front ends. Turn the waistband out, topstitch from the right side exactly in the attachment seam.
Press the pant hem allowance to the inside, fold the raw edges and stitch along the edge. Fold the cuff along the marking and attach to the side and inseams.
On the right end of the waistband, make a keyhole buttonhole. Sew a button to the left end.