Cropped Straight Leg Pants Side Slits

CUTTER'S MUST

• From main fabric:
• 1. Back Half – 2 QTY
• 2. Front Half – 2 QTY
• 3. Back FACING – 2 QTY
• 4. Right Front FACING – 2 QTY
• 5. Left Front FACING – 2 QTY
• 6. Fly Shield – 1 QTY
• 7. Side Panel – 2 QTY
• 8. Belt Loop – 1 QTY
• From LINING fabric:
• 1. Pocket Bag – 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. Fuse the pocket opening with a 1 cm wide FUSIBLE INTERFACING strip.
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 pant half. Press the darts towards the center. Overlock the back center edge. Stitch the back center seam and press open.
4. Place the pocket bag on the front pant half, right sides together, and stitch the pocket opening. Fold the pocket bag to the wrong side and press. Topstitch along the pocket opening 0.5 cm from the pocket edge and press. Attach the front pant half to the side panel at the marking that defines the pocket opening. Stitch and overlock the pocket LINING. Secure the side panel to the front pant half along the upper and side edges with a 1 cm seam.
5. From the left front half, cut off the integrated fly, leaving a 1 cm SEAM ALLOWANCE along the center seam. Overlock the front center edge and the fly edge.
6. Stitch the center seam of the front halves, starting the stitch at the edge of the integrated fly. Press the integrated fly to the wrong side. Align the ZIPPER with the center edge of the left half and stitch. Stitch the free tape of the ZIPPER to the integrated fly of the right half. Topstitch along the marked line on the right pant half. Fold the fly shield in half lengthwise, wrong side in, and stitch the short bottom and long edges. Overlock the open edges of the fly shield. Stitch the fly shield to the ZIPPER attachment seam on the left half. Place a bartack at the end of the closure on the right side of the pants. On the wrong side, connect the bottom ends of the integrated fly and the fly shield.
7. Stitch, press open, and overlock the side seams, leaving the slit unstitched. Stitch, overlock, and press the inseams.
8. Fold the FACING pieces right sides together and stitch the upper edge. Turn the FACINGs to the right side and press. Topstitch the FACING seam to the inner FACING 0.2 cm from the seam. Overlock the lower edge of the inner FACINGs.
9. Fold the belt loop in half lengthwise, right side in, and stitch 0.5-0.7 cm from the edges. Then turn it out, straighten the seam, positioning it at the fold, and press. Cut the belt loops to size, mark the placement of the belt loops. Stitch the belt loops to the lower edge of the outer FACING. Stitch the FACINGs to the upper edge of the pants, aligning the side seams. Stitch the corners of the FACINGs. Trim the SEAM ALLOWANCES at the corners, turn out and press. Topstitch the overlocked edge of the FACING into the FACING attachment seam. Topstitch the belt loops to the upper edge of the FACINGs.
10. Overlock and press the hem allowance to the wrong side. Fold the allowance to the right side of the pants and stitch the slit with the hem allowance. Turn the corner out and press. Attach the allowance to the pants using FUSIBLE INTERFACING web. On the right FACING, make buttonholes, and on the left, sew on buttons.