Denim Pants with Large Cargo Pockets
Women's full-length denim trousers with wide straight legs, large front patch pockets with slanted openings, a flap cargo pocket on each leg set over the side seam, a back yoke and a zip fly.
When To Wear
- For everyday and outdoor wear with T-shirts, sweatshirts and denim or utility jackets.
- In spring and autumn with trainers or ankle boots.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Straight, wide legs from hip to hem.
Length: Full length.
Waist: Straight interfaced waistband folded in half, with wide belt loops; fastens with a buttonhole and button.
Closure: 20 cm zip fly with an interfaced fly shield and cut-on fly facings.
Pockets: Large front patch pockets running from the waistband to below the hip, with a slanted opening near the side seam topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge. Cargo patch pockets on the thighs placed across the side seams, each with a button-down flap topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge.
Back: Shaped back yoke, seam pressed onto the yoke and topstitched 0.5 cm; the seat seam is double-stitched.
Finishing: Seams overlocked; side seams and inseams pressed towards the back; patch pockets topstitched 0.2 cm from the edge; hem turned up 3 cm and topstitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Zip fly with a fly shield, a folded waistband with belt loops, flap patch pockets with buttonholes and a back yoke.
Fabric Recommendations
Denim.
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing (waistband, fly shield, flaps, pocket opening allowances)
- Zip, 20 cm
- 5 buttons
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front patch pocket – 2 pieces
- Belt loop – 1 piece
- Patch pocket – 2 pieces
- Patch pocket flap – 4 pieces
- Front half – 2 pieces
- Fly facing – 1 piece
- Back half – 2 pieces
- Yoke – 2 pieces
- Waistband – 1 piece
- From fusible interfacing: waistband, fly facing, patch pocket flap, pocket opening allowance.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse the waistband, fly facing, patch pocket flap, and pocket opening allowance with fusible interfacing.
- Overlock the raw edges of the front patch pocket: the long side edge, the pocket opening edge, and the bottom edge. Press the overlocked seam allowances according to the pattern. Topstitch the pocket opening allowance 0.5 cm from the edge.
- Mark the position of the front pocket on the front pant half and topstitch the side and bottom edges of the pocket 0.2 cm from the outer edge of the pocket, leaving the pocket opening free.
- Place the flap pieces right sides together and stitch around. Trim the seam allowances at the corners of the flaps and turn right side out. Topstitch along the outer contour of the flaps 0.5 cm from the edge and overlock the upper edge of the flap.
- Attach the yoke to the back pant half, overlock the seam and press towards the yoke. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
- Stitch and overlock the side seam of the pants. Press the side seam towards the back pant half.
- Overlock the patch pocket along its outer contour and press the seam allowances according to the pattern. Topstitch the upper allowance of the pocket. Mark the position of the pocket on the front and back pant halves and topstitch the pocket 0.2 cm from the pocket edge, leaving the pocket opening free. Place the flap to the mark and topstitch it. Turn the flap to the right side and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
- Overlock: the front and center edges of the pant halves and the bottom edge of the pants. Stitch and overlock the inseams. Press the inseams towards the back pant half. Stitch the front edge and center edge up to the notch for the zipper. Stitch a second line along the seat seam next to the stitching line of the front and center seam.
- Press the integrated zipper facings to the wrong side. Attach the zipper under the edge of the zipper allowance (left side) to the edge. Attach the free zipper tape to the right half to the integrated facing. Fold the fly facing in half lengthwise and stitch, including the short bottom edge. Topstitch the integrated zipper facing onto the fly facing on the left pant half. Topstitch the right edge of the opening, catching the facing.
- Fold the belt loop lengthwise in half, right sides together, align the edges, and stitch 0.5-0.7 cm from the edges. Then turn right side out, straighten the seam, positioning it on the fold, or create a 0.1-0.2 cm wide piping on the inside and press.
- Press the waistband in half lengthwise, wrong sides together, and overlock the lower inner edge of the waistband. Cut the belt loops to size and topstitch the belt loops onto the waistband according to the markings.
- Attach the waistband to the upper edge of the pants. Stitch around the ends of the waistband, trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Topstitch the lower overlocked edge of the waistband into the attachment seam and press the waistband into its finished shape.
- Press the hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch.
- Make the buttonhole on the right side of the waistband, and sew the button on the left side. Mark and make the buttonholes on the flap, and sew the buttons on the patch pocket according to the markings.
