Shorts Pattern

Sew Much More Shorts Directions

*Tip: If you place a straight pin in each piece of fabric on the top (casing edge), as you sew you will never get missed up between the casing and the hem.  Just remove pins once shorts are formed.

Forming the hem and casing:

Hem:

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Using the “HEM” edge of the folding template, with wrong side facing out, fold the bottom edge up ¼” and press.

2.    Fold up again, 1” from the first folded edge. Press into place.

 

Casing:

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Using the “CASING” edge of the folding template, with wrong side facing out, fold the top edge over ¼” and press.

4.    Fold over again, 1½” from the first folded edge. Press into place.

5.    Unfold the casing and hem. Nice, sharp creases should be visible.

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Stitching

1.    With the right sides facing, place the unfolded pieces together and align all of the edges.

2.    Pin the pieces together at the center crotch edges.

3.    Stitch the center crotch seams ¼” from edges. Use small, tight stitches.

4.    For extra durability, reinforce the crotch by double stitching over the first set of stitches. Stitch up about an inch from the bottom of the seam on both sides.

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5.    Zig-zag finish the raw edges of the center crotch seams.

6.    Open out the pants so that the two sides are folded in half and the crotch seams are together.

7.    Match up the crotch seams and pin together. Starting at the bottom leg edge, align the inside leg edges and pin, making sure the creases are back-to-back.

8.    Stitch the legs together, ¼” from the inside edges.

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9.    Start about an inch away from the center crotch seam, stitch over the first set of stitches to reinforce. Stitch over the crotch seam and about an inch beyond.

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Zig-zag finish the raw edges of the inside leg seams.

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Hemming the leg openings

1.    Turn the first fold ¼” up into place.

2.    Turn the second fold 1” up into place. If needed, press the cuffs to sharpen the crease.

3.    Stitch the hem into place ¼” from the top folded edge.

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Casing

1.    Turn the first fold ¼” down into place.

2.    Turn the second fold 1½” down into place. If needed, press the casing once again.

3.     Starting about 1” from the center back seam, stitch ⅛ - ¼”* from the bottom folded edge, leaving a 2” opening at the center back (but not near the seam).  *It is very important to sew on the edge of seam, to have a full inch available to run the elastic through.

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4.    Using the “Elastic Sizing Chart,” cut a length of 1” wide elastic the correct length. Attach safety pins to each end. Use one pin pull the elastic through the casing (the other pin will help it not ever become “lost” inside the casing).

5.    Overlap the elastic ends by about ½” and stitch securely.

	Elastic Sizing Chart Size Measurement around waist Elastic length 2 20” 16” 4 21” 17” 6 22” 18” 8 23 ½“ 19 ½“
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6.    Tuck the elastic into the casing.

7.    Stitch across the opening. Stretch the waistband to evenly distribute the casing around the elastic.

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To prevent the elastic from rolling, stitch through the casing and the elastic at the front and back center seams, working on the right side of the garment.

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Dress Pattern Directions

Sew Much More Dress Directions Sewing Station RED: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Line up edges (right sides together) of matching fabric. 2. Straight stitch 1 side seam, backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Trim threads. 4. Repeat steps 1-3 with the other 2 pieces of matching fabric. 5. Fold the 2 sets back together. 6. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ironing Station RED: 1. Lay 1st set seam up. 2. Iron the seam open. 3. Repeat for 2nd set. 4. Lay both sets on top of each other (right sides together) with both seams facing out. 5. Straight pin both sets together at the TOP with 1 pin. 6. Place dress in ORANGE out basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pinning Station ORANGE: 1. Lay both sets on top of each other (right sides together) with seams facing out. 2. Match the center seams together EXACTLY and pin at top and bottom. 3. Edges should be lined up perfectly. 4. Pin across the top and bottom. Top = 9 Bottom = 3 5. All sharp edges should be facing out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station ORANGE: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Sew a straight stitch armpit to armpit across the top. 2. Backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Remove pins across the top as you sew and put them in your container. They will be collected and reused. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. 6. Pins in the bottom should remain.   Sewing Station YELLOW: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Sew a straight stitch across the bottom. 2. Backstitch at beginning and end. 3. Remove pins across the bottom as you sew and put them in your container. They will be collected and reused. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Clipping Station YELLOW: 1. Clip the seams from armpit to armpit. 2. Cutting at an angle, snip fabric edges about a thumbnail width between each cut. 3. Be careful to NOT cut into the thread. If thread gets cut, clothespin where it was cut and place in the OOPS bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station GREEN: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. Pull dress through dress to dress (pin if needed). See figure 1. 2. Sew a straight stitch in a circle leaving a 5” hole in the middle of the lining. See figure 2. 3. Backstitch at beginning and end. 4. Clip threads. 5. Place in your outgoing basket. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flipping Station GREEN: 1. “Flip” the dress inside out by pulling through the small hole. 2. Push the ties through using a pencil end until there are 4 straps. 3. Please make sure to keep the small hole on the outside, so the ironers will see it easily.   Ironing Station GREEN: 1. There is a 5” opening in the side of the dress. (If you can’t find it, the opening may be on the inside fabric). 2. Roll in the sides of the opening ¼ inch and iron flat making a crisp edge. 3. Then iron the dress completely. 4. Make sure the opening is on the outside, so the sewers will see it easily. 5. Place in the outgoing BLUE bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sewing Station BLUE: (Using ¼ inch seams) 1. There is a 5” opening in the side of the dress. 2. Pinch together the opening, making sure NOT to catch any of the inside fabric. 3. With a straight stitch, sew this 5” opening closed. 4. Backstitch at beginning and end. 5. Clip your threads. 6. Place in your outgoing bin. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorting/Counting Station BLUE: 1. Use the charts to sort dresses and place in piles according to size. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 2. After sorting each dress, record a tally in the appropriate box so we can keep a running total. 3. Untie any straps at the top of the dresses. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tagging Station PURPLE: 1. Clip any remaining threads. 2. Fold each dress in half vertically. 3. Starting at the straps, fold over then roll up. 4. Rubber band each dress individually. 5. Safety pin the Bible verse to each individual dress.