{"id":77003,"date":"2021-04-28T07:06:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=77003"},"modified":"2021-11-25T04:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T09:45:48","slug":"aimees-flat-front-montauk-trousers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2021\/04\/aimees-flat-front-montauk-trousers.html","title":{"rendered":"aimee’s flat-front montauk trousers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Advisor, Aimee<\/a>, wanted a pair of flat-front pants, so she altered the Montauk Trousers pattern and ended up with a gorgeous wardrobe staple to carry her through the warm months. She walks you through her process in this post.<\/em>
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\n<\/a>When I saw the Montauk Trousers<\/a> pattern I loved the pocket details and the straight legs, but I wanted to alter them to have a plain front waistband.\u00a0I\u2019ve finally\u00a0become confident enough in my sewing life that I felt sure that I could figure out how\u00a0to do that.<\/p>\n

If there\u2019s anything I would love to convey to seamstresses around the\u00a0world, it would be to go for it! I\u2019m a total newbie when it comes to altering patterns and\u00a0honestly the only way to figure it out is to just try.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

I made the pants per the pattern directions, all the way up to the waistband. I went ahead\u00a0and cut out the waistbands from the original pattern as a place to start.<\/p>\n

My first attempt was using the basic instructions for the plain front waistband from the\u00a0Everyday Skirt<\/a> pattern. I had recently made this skirt and figured this might be a good starting point. I used the two pieces from the pants pattern, matched the seams to the sides,\u00a0temporarily put some elastic in the back and tried the pants on.<\/p>\n

Oh my! This attempt did not\u00a0work! There was way too much gathering and puckering on my backside, making the pockets\u00a0look totally out of place, among other issues. Back to the drawing board.<\/p>\n

At this point, I did some research online. I looked at a bunch of different\u00a0elastic waist patterns and ready-made pants to see where most people were lining up the\u00a0seams and inserting the elastic.<\/p>\n

After that, I decided to extend the elastic section of the waistband to the outer edges of the front pockets.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

I measured the distance between the two outer edges of the front pockets, added\u00a0a seam allowance and then calculated the length of the back waistband piece the same way. I cut a back and a front waistband and a back and a front waistband facing, each 2 3\/4″ wide. I stitched each set together at the short ends. Then I stitched the waistband to the waistband facing right sides together and pressed and\u00a0understitched the top. Finally, I folded the waistband and the facing wrong sides together and voila! I had a complete\u00a0waistband piece ready to be attached.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Matching the raw edge of the waistband and waistband facing to the raw edge of the pants, I stitched from the edge of the front outer pocket around the back to the edge of the other front pocket, leaving the\u00a0front waistband unattached. I inserted the elastic and after playing around with the length I stitched\u00a0in the vertical waistband seams to attach the elastic on both sides. After this, I finished attaching the front waistband.<\/p>\n

Overall, I\u2019m really pleased with how these turned out. Fit-wise they are perfect. The front\u00a0pockets pucker out some, but I am honestly thinking that they might do that even if the elastic\u00a0went all the way around. Also, I keep my hands in my pockets enough that I really don\u2019t care.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

I am 5\u20196\u201d and sewed a size medium. The fabric is a linen-look in rust from Joann\u2019s\u00a0Fabrics and has a lovely drape to it. It makes a perfect pair of loosely fitting pants just in time for\u00a0warmer weather!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aimee altered the Montauk Trousers pattern to have a flat-front waist. She walks you through the process in this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6023,"featured_media":77009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20783,20822],"class_list":["post-77003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-advisors-circle","tag-montauk-trousers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/montauk-hero-2-scaled.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-k1Z","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":82713,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2024\/09\/montauk-trousers-camo-style.html","url_meta":{"origin":77003,"position":0},"title":"montauk trousers, camo style","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"September 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Liesl sewed camo trousers using our easy Montauk Trousers sewing pattern, with a few added details to make them special.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/camo-feature.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":74758,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2020\/04\/our-testers-photos-of-the-montauk-trousers.html","url_meta":{"origin":77003,"position":1},"title":"our testers’ photos of the montauk trousers","author":"Masha Richart","date":"April 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Today we are sharing photos of our pattern testers wearing their new Montauk Trousers. 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