Wide Leg Denim Cargo Pants
Introducing a versatile women's sewing pattern for wide-leg denim cargo trousers, featuring multiple utility pockets and distinctive decorative zippers at the lower leg.
When To Wear:
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Casual Everyday: Perfect for comfortable yet stylish daily wear, offering freedom of movement.
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Fashion-Forward Outings: Elevate your streetwear with the trendy wide-leg silhouette and cargo details.
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Travel & Adventure: Practical pockets and a relaxed fit make them ideal for active days.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: a relaxed, wide-leg silhouette that flows straight from the hip, with a front panel seam and small darts on the front legs.
Waist: Features a faced, shaped waistband with stitched-on decorative straps at the sides.
Pockets: Slant pockets at the front hip; a pleated cargo patch pocket on the side of each leg plus a smaller lower cargo pocket on the left leg, all with flaps secured by snaps.
Closure: a classic zipper fly with a button closure ensures a secure fit.
Leg Zippers: Decorative exposed zippers are set into the lower part of the front panel seam of each leg, adding a distinctive stylistic element.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. This project involves constructing multiple pockets with flaps and snaps, installing a zipper fly, and incorporating decorative zippers, requiring precise topstitching and attention to detail.
Fabric Recommendations
These trousers are designed for woven fabrics that offer structure and durability:
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- 1 zipper, 13 cm long (fly)
- 1 button
- 2 decorative zippers
- 6 snaps
- Lining fabric
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Front Right Half – 2 pieces
- Front Left Half – 2 pieces
- Side Front Panel – 2 pieces
- Back Half – 2 pieces
- Patch Pocket – 2 pieces
- Upper Patch Pocket Facing – 2 pieces
- Flap – 4 pieces
- Lower Patch Pocket – 1 piece
- Lower Patch Pocket Facing – 1 piece
- Lower Flap – 2 pieces
- Front Right Facing – 2 pieces
- Front Left Facing – 2 pieces
- Back Facing – 2 pieces
- Button Catch – 1 piece
- Strap – 4 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Front Pocket Bag – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing: Front Right Facing, Front Left Facing, Back Facing, Button Catch, pocket opening seam allowance.
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the Front Right Facing, Front Left Facing, Back Facing, Button Catch and the pocket opening seam allowance.
- Mark and stitch the darts on the fronts. Press the dart fold downwards.
- Overlock the panel seam edges of the Front Right Half and Front Left Half. Stitch the panel seam joining the Front Right Half and Front Left Half down to the notch. Press the panel seam open and press under the edges of the lower opening for the zipper. Topstitch along the panel seam down to the notch. Insert the decorative zipper into the opening so that the teeth are visible.
- Face the upper edge of the pocket opening on the front with the Front Pocket Bag and topstitch. Place the Side Front Panel on the Front Pocket Bag, stitch the edges together and overlock. Tack the Side Front Panel to the front along the upper edge with a 3 cm bar tack.
- Overlock and stitch the side seams of the trousers. Press the side seams open.
- Fold the Flap pieces right sides together and stitch along the outer contour. Turn the flap right side out through the open upper edge. Straighten the seams and topstitch a double row 0.5 cm from the flap edge. Make the Lower Flap the same way. Mark the pocket placement on the trousers. Overlock the side edge of the Upper Patch Pocket Facing. Stitch the Upper Patch Pocket Facing to the side and lower edges of the Patch Pocket and overlock. Turn under and topstitch the upper edge of the pocket. Fold a pleat in the pocket facing and secure it to the pocket with a 1–1.5 cm vertical bar tack. Place the pocket on the marking and topstitch it in place. Place the flap on the marking and stitch it. Turn the flap down to the right side and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam. Make the Lower Patch Pocket with the Lower Patch Pocket Facing and attach it with the Lower Flap the same way.
- Overlock the crotch edges of the trouser pieces and the hem edges. Stitch and overlock the inseams. Press the inseams towards the back. Stitch the crotch seam (front and back) up to the zipper notch. Stitch a second row along the crotch seam next to the first stitching.
- Fold the Button Catch (fly shield) in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch the short lower end. Turn the Button Catch right side out, overlock its inner edge and press. Press the cut-on fly facings to the wrong side. Stitch the zipper under the edge of the left fly allowance, close to the edge, catching the Button Catch at the same time. Stitch the free zipper tape to the cut-on facing of the right front. Topstitch the fly on the right front, catching the facing.
- Stitch the side seams of the outer Front Right Facing, Front Left Facing and Back Facing and press the seams open. Stitch the facings to the upper edge of the trousers and press the seam towards the facings.
- Fold each Strap in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch two sides. Trim the corners, turn right side out, straighten the corners and press. Mark the strap placement on the facings. Tuck in the raw ends of the strap and topstitch it to the facings along the marking.
- Overlock the lower edge of the inner facings. Place the inner facings right sides together with the attached outer facings and stitch along the upper edge. Understitch the seam allowance to the inner facings 0.2 cm from the seam, stopping 3 cm from each end. Stitch the facing ends, trim the excess and turn out the corners. Stitch the inner facings in the ditch of the outer facing seam and press.
- Press the 3 cm hem allowance to the wrong side and topstitch. Make a buttonhole on the right side of the waist facing and sew a button on the left side. Set the upper parts of the snaps on the flaps and the lower parts on the pockets, according to the markings.
