Rope Belted Shorts

Name: Rope Belted Shorts
Brand: Minerva Patterns
SKU: 5471
Price: 5.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Pattern #5471

Women's linen shorts with a turned-down, topstitched waist edge instead of a waistband, belt loops carrying a decorative rope cord, and two slanted interfaced flaps on the front. Drafted to your own measurements. Recommended fabric: linen fabrics.

Tech. Description

Rope Belted Shorts

Women's linen shorts with a turned-down, topstitched waist edge instead of a waistband, belt loops carrying a decorative rope cord, and two slanted interfaced flaps on the front.

When To Wear

In summer, at the seaside, on holiday and for weekends.
With T-shirts, shirts and tucked-in blouses, the rope tied at the front.

Key Design Features

Silhouette: Straight legs, close at the hip.

Length: Upper thigh, hem turned up 3 cm and topstitched.

Waist: No waistband: the upper edge is overlocked, turned 2 cm to the inside and topstitched; belt loops cut from one sewn strip are topstitched on, and a decorative cord is threaded through them.

Front: Cut-on fly extensions stitched together at the centre front, showing as a fold at the waist; no zip is listed.

Pockets: No pockets. Two slanted decorative flaps, interfaced, topstitched 0.5 cm from the edge and stitched on along a marked line, each shown with a button on the drawing.

Back: Centre back seam.

Level Of Difficulty

Beginner. Straight seams, lined flaps, belt loops and turned, topstitched edges.

Fabric Recommendations

Linen fabrics.

Additional Supplies

Fusible interfacing (flaps)
Decorative cord
2 buttons for the flaps (shown on the drawing, not in the supplies list)

Cutter's Must

From main fabric:

Front Half – 2 pieces
Back Half – 2 pieces
Flap – 4 pieces
Belt-Loop – 1 piece (one strip, cut into loops after sewing)

From fusible interfacing: Flap.

Sewing Instructions

Fuse interfacing to the flaps.
Place the flap pieces right sides together and stitch around. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and turn right side out. Topstitch around the outer edge of the flaps 0.5 cm from the edge. Overlock the upper edge of the flap. Mark the flap position on the front half. Place the flap on the marking and stitch it on. Turn the flap down to the right side and topstitch 0.5 cm from the seam.
Overlock the side and inseam edges of the front and back halves, the center front edge, the fly extension edge, and the center back edge.
Fold the belt-loop strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, align the edges and stitch 0.5-0.7 cm from the edges. Turn it right side out, placing the seam on the fold or forming a 0.1–0.2 cm piping on the inside, and press.
Stitch the side seams and inseams and press them open. Stitch the fly extension edges together and stitch the center back (seat) seam.
Overlock the upper edge of the shorts. Press the 2 cm upper allowance to the wrong side and topstitch it to the shorts. Mark the belt loop positions. Cut the strip into loops and topstitch them onto the shorts at the marks.
Overlock the hem allowance and press it to the wrong side. Topstitch the hem. Thread the decorative cord through the belt loops.