Flat Front/Elastic Back Pants Sewalong -in downlds
This is my adaptation of flat front/elastic back flares for Maya. My pattern has a curved front waist piece, and the back is all in one. Please ignore my well loved cutting mat, lol
First, sew/serge the two back pieces together. Cut elastic to fit- I normally do about 3/4 of half of the waist- so, for Maya, who has a 21" waist, I use between 8-9" of elastic. Serge the elastic to the back waist.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12005.jpg)
Tack the elastic to both ends
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12006.jpg)
Sew on the front waistband, and topstitch
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12007-1.jpg)
Put pants together, right sides facing, so that the back elastic sticks up about the top of the front waistband.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12008-1.jpg)
Fold the elastic over the front waistband, like you are closing an envelope
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12009-1.jpg)
Serge from the bottom of the leg, up to the top,
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12011-1.jpg)
This is how it will look after you serge:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12010.jpg)
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12012-1.jpg)
Flip elastic
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12013-1.jpg)
Turn pants right side out & topstitch elastic, I normally do three-four rows of elastic.
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/mommy2maya/october12014.jpg)
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Mary,
momma to Tyler 5-14-03 And Maya 1-19-2001
and Ciara (kee-ra) 1-14-06
Audrey Rose 4.29.08
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