YOU
NEED: soft cotton or
mixed fabric, linen of 150 cm width; elastic braid for
waistband.
CUTTING:
1 Front part – 2 pieces
2 Back part – 2 pieces
3 Waistband – 1 piece
4 Front pocket – 2 pieces
5 Front pocket flap – 4
pieces
Fusing: waistband;
pocket inner flaps.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Apply
the fusing to wrong side of waistband details and inner
flaps.
2. Sew
front and back parts along side edges. Press seam allowances
apart.
3. Press
pocket allowances under, sew the pocket on the shorts parts along marking.
Overstitch the flap along side and lower edges. Turn it right side out, then
press and topstitch along edges. Sew the flap on short parts. Turn the flap
wrong side on short right side. Press the flap, then
topstitch on 0.7 cm from the edge.
4. Sew leg inside
seams. Press seam allowances apart. Insert one part into another, right sides
together. Make double stitch along front middle seam and back middle seam. Press
middle seam allowances to roundings.
5. Sew
waistband ends right sides together. Sew waistband lengthwise edge and shorts
upper edge, right sides together. Press the waistband upward, turn half of its
width into wrong side, tack it on joining seam.
Topstitch it along the joining seam (at right side) to marks of waistband middle
part. Topstitch the center of waistband to marking of waistband front middle
part. Cut the elastic waistband into 2 equal parts and pull it into
coulisses.
Pin elastic braid
ends to marks in waistband front part. Topstitch waistband front part round,
along the edge on 0.75 cm width, catching elastic braid’s
ends.
6. Press
hem allowances into wrong side and tack them. Topstitch them on 3 cm and 3.5 cm
distance on right side.