Simplicity 4192 Pants Sew-Along

Welcome to the first in a series of sew-alongs I will be posting as a result of my busier-than-ever schedule! Today's sew-along will the the View D pants of Simplicity 4192. With summer winding down I wanted to make these as a final send-off of sorts. Plus, who doesn't want wrap pants to wear to the beach or pool (or lake, if one of those is available) instead of skirts like everyone else has. Ha!

We're doing the pants in view D

The whole idea of having no outside side seams had me very curious, but now that I've made these, I think they're ingenious. A little awkward looking to put on if you don't have 4 pairs of hands, but super simple and great-looking once they're tied.

Let's get started!

Sewing a Simple Pair of Pants

And the pants are finally complete! 

Finished pants

A quick word about the fabric that I used for this project, and a confession: these pajama pants are not for me. They're actually for a friend of mine who is turning 25 this week and has been complaining about "getting old". I know, the nerve. His girlfriend (my best friend) and I are going to have a good laugh when he opens these. After all, how many old men still have Star Wars jammies? As a result though, I used his measurements for the pattern, not mine, so they were a bit big for me. But I still wanted you all to be able to see what they looked like on a person, so there.

So, how did I sew these bad boys up? Well, grab your pants pattern (either self-drafted from the last post, or copied from an existing pair), and we'll be on our way. First though, let's get the rest of the supplies together...

The Long-Awaited Pants Pattern!

Well, that was certainly an unexpectedly long hiatus! I thought I'd be gone from this for maybe a week, I didn't realize how much things would pile up once I started working regularly again... even my little patio garden was starting to wilt with neglect! Now that I am back though (and hopefully regularly once a week again), I did promise a pants tutorial in the near future. So, today is the lucky day to begin that tutorial! The chess set will have to wait until temperatures outside drop below 85 degrees again.

Good weather to go to the lake!

These pants will actually be more of lounge or pajama bottoms than true pants (like work trousers or jeans), but they are super simple to make, and really nice for summer if you use a light fabric. Or, if you're lucky and live in a region where the coming September means cooler weather, cozy house pants if you use flannel!