Cropped Pants with Bottom Tabs

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
1. Right front FACING – 2 QTY
2. Left front FACING – 2 QTY
3. Back FACING – 2 QTY
4. Front panel – 2 QTY
5. Side panel of front panel – 2 QTY
6. Back panel – 2 QTY
7. Belt loop – 1 QTY
8. Fly shield – 1 QTY
9. Insert – 2 QTY
10. Tab – 4 QTY
• From LINING fabric:
1. Pocket LINING – 2 QTY
• From FUSIBLE INTERFACING: left and right front FACING, back FACING, fly shield.

Sewing Instructions

1. Fuse FUSIBLE INTERFACING to the back FACING, right and left front FACINGS, and fly shield.
2. Stitch the side edges of the front and back FACINGS. Press open the side seams of the FACINGS.
3. Mark and stitch the darts on the back panel.
4. Place the pocket LINING on the front panel of the trousers, right sides together, and stitch the pocket opening. Trim the seam allowances at the corners and understitch the pocket opening. Topstitch along the pocket opening 0.5 cm from the edge and press. Remove temporary stitching. Align the front panel of the trousers with the marking on the side panel of the front panel, which defines the pocket opening. Secure the side front panel to the front panel of the trousers along the upper and side edges with a 1 cm seam. Stitch and overcast the pocket LINING.
5. Fold the tab in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch along the contour on two sides. Turn out and press the tab. Mark and punch eyelets.
6. Mark the position of the tab and attach it to the front panel. Attach the insert to the front panel of the trousers. Overcast and press the attachment seam. Topstitch 0.5 cm from the attachment seam.
7. Thread the buckle onto the tab. Fold the tab in half and secure the buckle to the tab with a horizontal stitch. Mark the position of the tab on the back panel of the trousers and attach the tab with the buckle.
8. Fold the belt loop for the tabs in half lengthwise, right side in, align the edges and stitch 0.5-0.7 cm from the edges. Then turn out, straighten the seam, positioning it on the fold or forming a 0.1-0.2 cm edge on the inside, and press. Mark the position of the belt loops. Cut the belt loop to size and topstitch it onto the front panel of the trousers.
9. Stitch, overcast, and press the inseams. Topstitch along the contour of the insert 0.5 cm from the edge.
10. Overcast the side edge of the back and front panels, and the front and center edges of the trouser halves. Stitch the side edges of the front and back panels. Press open the side seams.
11. Stitch the front edge and center edge up to the NOTCH for the ZIPPER. Stitch a second seam along the seat seam next to the stitching of the front and center seam.
12. Press the integrated ZIPPER FACINGS to the wrong side. Attach the ZIPPER under the edge of the seam allowance for the closure (left side) to the edge. Attach the free ZIPPER tape to the right panel to the integrated FACING. Fold the fly shield in half lengthwise and stitch the short bottom edge. Topstitch the integrated ZIPPER FACING onto the fly shield on the left panel of the trousers. Topstitch the right edge of the opening, catching the FACING.
13. Fold the FACING pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Understitch the FACING seam to the lower FACING 0.2 cm from the stitching seam, stopping 3 cm before the end. Turn the FACINGS right side out and press.
14. Overcast the outer edge of the lower FACINGS. Cut the belt loops to size, mark the position of the belt loops. Attach the belt loops to the lower edge of the FACINGS. Attach the FACINGS to the upper edge of the trousers, aligning the side seams. Stitch the corners of the FACINGS. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES at the corners, turn out, and press. Topstitch the overcast edge of the FACING into the attachment seam.
15. Overcast and press the hem allowance to the wrong side. Topstitch the allowance to the trousers. On the right FACING, overcast buttonholes, and on the left, sew on buttons.