Contemporary Sewing Patterns for the Modern Maker
Hello lovely people! Today I’m going to walk you through sewing the button up waistband on the Flint pants or shorts! This will apply to versions 1 and 3 in the pattern. It’s super easy and only involves one pattern piece, which is rad. For my pair I decided to add an extra set of buttons on the opposite side of the waistband to match the closures. I think it makes for a really cute look!
Ok lets get sewing!
You guys i hate playing favourites – but the tie side waistband is my favourite variation of the Flint pants. So pretty and unique, and surprisingly practical!
Sewing this waistband up is really fun as it’s quite different to a normal waistband. I really hope you enjoying this tutorial – click through to learn how to sew the Flint tie waistband!
I love it when we get to this stage, as the pants are really starting to look like pants! Today we are going to be sewing the seams of your Flint pants or shorts, and it’s super easy my dears!
Lets get started!
My absolute favourite feature of the Flint pants is the crossover pocket opening. I love it so much that I want to add it to every pattern forever – ok kidding i won’t, that would get super boring am i right?
This opening is a really cool feature, and results in a really sleek unique pair of pants or shorts. It’s not difficult to do once you’ve had a look at the steps carefully and gotten your head around it!
Ready to get sewing?
I am so excited to bet kicking off the Flint pants sewalong today! I’m going to walk you through sewing perfectly neat release tucks and darts on your pants (or shorts).
These are small and relatively simple tasks, but i think it’s really worth taking your time and making sure they are done neatly, because otherwise when your garment is finished it’s going to be super obvious if you have wonky darts.