Bootcut Pants with Front Zipper & Patch Pockets

Name: Bootcut Pants with Front Zipper & Patch Pockets
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5140
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5140

Full-length women's bootcut pants with no waistband: the top edge is finished with an interfaced facing. An exposed zip is topstitched into the centre front seam, and two patch pockets with rounded lower corners sit on the fronts. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: dense natural or blended fabrics with added Lycra.

Tech. Description

Bootcut Pants with Front Zipper & Patch Pockets

When To Wear

Everyday wear with fitted or short tops that leave the front zip and pockets visible.
In autumn and spring with heeled boots under the flared hem.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Close-fitting through the hip and thigh, widening from the knee to a flared hem.

Length: Full length.

Closure: Zip at the centre front: the seam allowances are pressed to the wrong side and the zip is topstitched to both edges of the opening.

Pockets: Two patch pockets with rounded lower corners, topstitched onto the front halves.

Waist: No waistband; two front facings and a back facing cut on the fold, joined at the sides and turned to the inside. Darts at the waist, pressed toward the centre.

Back: Centre back seam, stitched together with the centre front seam in one pass; darts at the back waist.

Finishing: Facing seam allowances trimmed to 0.5 cm and stitched close to the edge under the facing; facings sewn to the zip tape, seam allowances and dart depths; hem turned up and stitched.

Level Of Difficulty

Intermediate. An exposed zip in the centre front seam, a faced waist edge without a waistband, topstitched patch pockets.

Fabric Recommendations

Dense natural or blended fabrics with added Lycra.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (front and back facings)
1 zip, 22 cm

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:
Front Half – 2 pieces
Back Half – 2 pieces
Front Facing – 2 pieces
Back Facing – 1 piece on fold
Pocket – 2 pieces
From fusible interfacing: Front Facings and Back Facing.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse facing pieces with fusible interfacing.
Stitch darts, press dart allowances towards the center.
Topstitch the Pockets onto the Front Halves.
Stitch side seams. Stitch inseams. Press allowances open. Stitch front and back center seams in one go, leaving an unstitched section for the zipper. Press allowances open from the top to the start of the curves.
Zipper closure: Press allowances along the slit edges to the wrong side. Topstitch the zipper on both sides to the edges of the slit.
Upper edge of pants: stitch the Front Facings to the Back Facing at the side edges. Stitch the facing right sides together to the upper edges of the pants. Trim allowances to 0.5 cm width, place under facings and stitch close to the edge. Turn facings to the wrong side, press the upper edge. Turn facings under from the inside, sew onto the zipper tape. Additionally, sew the lower edges of the facings to the seam allowances and dart depths.
Lower edge: Turn hem allowances to the wrong side and stitch.