Sew-Along #22 - Art Museum Vest and Trousers - Lesson #7

The Art Museum Vest and Trousers by Oliver+S

NOTE: Please make sure you read over the Art Museum pattern directions prior to starting this sew-along.  You should keep these directions open and where you can read them as you go through these lessons. You might want to carefully read through this lesson also before beginning.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or tips to share; please make sure to post them on our Facebook group.  Also, if you would like to see any of the images larger that are posted in this blog, just click on them to enlarge. 

This is the very last day of our Art Museum Sew along - I hope that you have been having fun, I can't wait to see all your finished creations!

Make your Belt Loops:

1. Take your belt loop section - you are going to iron this the way you would bias tape.

 
2. Press your outer edges in to the middle.

3. Press in half.

4. Top stitch along both edges.

5. Cut your loop strip into six 3.5 inch sections. (Discard an extra you have left over.)

Attaching Your Waistband:

1. Lay out your waistband facing (the cotton) and your main waist band (the yellow twill).

2. Fold it in half matching the short ends and stitch together using a 1/2" SA.

3. Press the SA open.

4. Sew the bands together along the circle, right sides together.

5. Press the seam allowance over to the lining side and understitch 1/8" from the seam on the lining side.

6. Press the bottom edge of the lining up to the wrong side 1/4 inch and stitch in place.

 
7. Pin your belt loops in place, centered on each notch along the top of the pants.

 
8. Pin the unfolded edge of your waistband over the belt loops and pin in place.

 
9. Stitch the waistband and belt loops to the pants - make sure to remove the pins as you sew.

10. Trim your SA to 1/4inch and press the SA away from the pants.  
11. Flip the waistband up away from the pants and press well along the seam line.

 
12. Tack your belt loops down 1/4 inch from the waist seam.

13. Flip the waist band down and press along the seam, Pin in place along the waist seam. 

14. Stitch the waistband facing starting at the front right belt loop and stopping at the front left belt loop - you are going to stitch in the ditch from the right side so that there is no visible stitching on the front.

15. Take your elastic (I love that the Whimsical Fabric kits always include the notions you need like elastic or interfacing!)  and cut a length approximately 5 inches smaller that your child's waist.  *My one pet peeve with O&S is that they do not include elastic measurements. You can always use the recommendation from another pants pattern you have, or cut it a bit long and then fit it to your child.

16. You are going to feed your elastic through the opening left in the front between the two belt loops.  Attach a safety pin to one end and push it through.  Once you have it threaded through, stitch each of your ends in place at the center of the belt loop.  

 
17. Stitch the opening closed from belt loop to belt loop making sure to back stitch at each end.  

18. Fold your belt loops down, turn the end under 1/4 and stitch at the waistband stitching line. Make sure you back stitch so that your stitching wont unravel with wear and washing.

19. Your kit included an extra button.  If you would like, you can add a faux button hole and this extra button to your pants.  

That's it!  You are done. Congratulations!! Now go try this awesome outfit on your handsome little man.  

Don't forget to make him a bow tie.  If you purchased a kit you will have received the hardware and fabric to make one.  You can find the tutorial for that here.


* If you would like to enter the prize drawing, please make sure you submit a picture of your completed lesson seven to the Facebook Album by 12:00 noon CT, Thursday, March 19th.  Also, if you have any questions the Facebook Group is a great place to ask.

Suzanne 

Sew-Along #22 - Art Museum Vest and Trousers - Lesson #6

The Art Museum Vest and Trousers by Oliver+S

NOTE: Please make sure you read over the Art Museum pattern directions prior to starting this sew-along.  You should keep these directions open and where you can read them as you go through these lessons. You might want to carefully read through this lesson also before beginning.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or tips to share; please make sure to post them on our Facebook group.  Also, if you would like to see any of the images larger that are posted in this blog, just click on them to enlarge. 

Ok - last lesson you did the hard work, today we are going to do some construction which is going to make your pants look like pants!  Today will fly by, and then we'll finish up in the next, and final, lesson of this sew along.

Leg Assembly
1. Pin the outseam of your pants together (one front, one back), right sides together.

 
2. Sew.

3. Finish your seam with a serger or zig zag stitch.

4. Press the seam (if you want to top stitch your outseam, now is the time to do it).

5. Repeat on the other leg.  

6. Sew the inseam together, right sides together.

7. Finish the raw edges of the each inseam with a serger or zig zag.  
8. Repeat on the other leg.

Making PANTS!:
1. Leave one pants leg inside out and turn the other leg RIGHT side out.

2. Place the RIGHT side out leg inside the Inside out leg, matching them up along the crotch.

3. Pin together making sure to match up the inseams of the pants.  

4. Sew along the curve - make sure to plant your needle and pivot at the marked dot at the bottom of the front fly.

5. Sew a second line of stitching on top of the first from the dot at the bottom for the fly to the double notches in the back - this will reinforce the crotch  and prevent the stitches from ripping out.

6. Using a ruler or straight edge, draw a line connecting the dot at the crotch up to the notch at the top of the pants. 

7. Stitch along this line. Make sure to back stitch at the dot.

8. Clip the SA from the bottom of the fly up to the dot.

 
9. Finish the edges of the SA with a serger or zig zag.

10. Press the fly and SA to the wearers left side for boys.  Press to the right for girls if wanted.  

11. Run a basting stitch along the top of the fly to hold it in place.  

12. Top stitch along your fly - I work from the wrong side so that I can follow the stitching line.  If you work from the right side, use a marking tool to draw your stitching line and then sew along the line.

THEY LOOK LIKE PANTS!!!!!

13. Press the hem of the pants 1/2 inch to the wrong side.  

14. Press again 1 inch to the wrong side.

15. Stitch your hem along the inside folded edge - you could also use an invisible stitch or do a running or whip stitch by hand.

That is it for today - see, easy peasy!  In the next lesson, we will do the waistband and belt loops, and then you get to show off this amazing outfit that you have created.

* If you would like to enter the prize drawing, please make sure you submit a picture of your completed lesson six to the Facebook Album by 12:00 noon CT, Wednesday, March 18th.  Also, if you have any questions the Facebook Group is a great place to ask.

Suzanne 

Sew-Along #22 - Art Museum Vest and Trousers - Lesson #5

The Art Museum Vest and Trousers by Oliver+S

Are you ready to make some killer pants!?!?!??!  These are awesome, you are going to want to make them in ever color under the sun - I'm making green next, or red, or pink (yes I want pink pants for my boys!!!!)

NOTE: Please make sure you read over the Art Museum pattern directions prior to starting this sew-along.  You should keep these directions open and where you can read them as you go through these lessons. You might want to carefully read through this lesson also before beginning.

If you have any questions, suggestions, or tips to share; please make sure to post them on our Facebook group.  Also, if you would like to see any of the images larger that are posted in this blog, just click on them to enlarge. 

Ok, are you ready for some pants?

*I am using jean thread for my pants - for one thing it matched the color, and for the other this is a stronger thread with some give, so I know that it will help my seams stay strong and last through hard play and many washings.

Darts:
1. Start by taking both of your pant backs - make sure you have transferred both the dart markings and the welt pocket dots to the pants.

2. Start by sewing your dart. Fold the fabric right sides together with the dots of the dart matching, pin. Place a pin at the top of the dart and sew from the top of the dart down to the bottom in a straight line - if you are new, feel free to draw that line prior to sewing.

3. Press the dart toward the center seam first from the wrong side, then flip your fabric over and press again for a clean finish (use spray starch as needed)

 
Welt Pockets:
Time to tackle those pockets - you've got this, you've already done it!!!!!

1. If you didn't fuse the welt pocket interfacing earlier, do so now. Also make sure that all your markings have been transferred.

2. There should be interfacing on both the welt pocket and on the pants where the welt will be sewn - this is going to allow you to get a nice crisp welt opening.  

3. On the welt pocket, connect the dots of the marking with a straight line along the top and a straight line along the bottom.

 
4. Place the welt pocket on the pants, right sides together,  

5. Pin in place.

6. Sew along the straight lines - you want to make sure to start and stop exactly at the dots on each line.  To make this easier, I like to lower my needle down right in the center of the dot and then start sewing (I sew a couple stitches forward and then back tack).

7. Once your lines are sewn, you will want to draw a straight line down the center of the space between the two lines.  

8. You will draw a V in to the center line on each end.

 
9. Cut along these lines, cut all the way to the stitching, but not through it.

 
10. Turn your welt pocket through the opening and to the wrong side of the pants.

11. You are going to want to pull the fabric taught to create crisp edges around the welt opening.  

12. Press first from the wrong side, then flip to the right side and press carefully - you will probably need to pull  the fabric in the corners to make them lay flat.  

13. Press well with lots of steam and spray starch to set the folds.  

14. From the wrong side, fold your fabric up until the fabric folds exactly at the top of the welt opening, press well.

15. To set the pocket folds, you are going to sew along the ends where the triangles are - set your needle down at the top of the crease and sew down, repeat for the other side.

16. Now that you have the welt opening, you are going to make the pocket - I'm going to diverge from the pattern slightly.

17. Sew the bottom edge of the pocket bag to the bottom edge of the welt pocket, right sides together. You are going to want to finish all of these edges with a serger or zig zag stitch.

18. Open the fabric and press the seam flat.

19. Fold the pocket bag back to match the top of the welt pocket and sew in place.

 

20. Press the fold.

21. Sew both sides of the pocket bag.

22. Repeat for the Other side

We're going to do one more set of pockets before we are done for the day - these are simple in comparison, you've got this!!

Front Pockets:

1. Transfer your dots to your pants and pocket pieces.

2. Line up the diagonal of your front Pocket with the diagonal of your front pants piece - make sure your fabric is RIGHT sides together.

3. Pin in place.  

4. Sew along the pocket from edge to marking with a 1/2" SA, back stitching at each end.

5. Cut your SA to 1/4".  

6. Clip to the dot.

7. Press your seam allowance away from the Pocket.

8. Flip the fabric so that your pieces are now WRONG sides together and press the seam of the pocket.

9. Top Stitch along the pocket edge (you do not have to do this, but I think it keeps pockets clean).

10. You can add an 2nd line of top stitching 1/4" in from the edge.  

11. Fold your Pocket in half, RIGHT sides together (you want to match the edges and your notches). Press well.

12. Stitch along the bottom edge of your pocket and finish the seam.

13. Using a basting stitch, secure your pocket to the front piece along the top edge and side below the curve.  

14. Repeat for the other side. 
 

There we go - lots of pockets..... come back Monday for the next lesson and to see these look more like pants!

* If you would like to enter the prize drawing, please make sure you submit a picture of your completed lesson five to the Facebook Album by 12:00 noon CT, Tuesday, March 17th.  Also, if you have any questions the Facebook Group is a great place to ask.

Suzanne