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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Faux pockets for the back side

So I've worn my new pants a couple of times and I have to say, I was feeling pretty self-conscious of the broad, unbroken expanse of fabric covering my rear end.  I had only the smallest swatch of fabric left, so I did the only thing I could do and made the decision to sew in some faux single-welt pockets.

Using this tutorial (but without the pocket bag part), I started off with just one, thinking that the only thing scarier than cutting a big hole in the back of perfectly wonderful handmade pants is cutting two that have to exactly match.  The first turned out fine (some behind-the-scenes issues, but nothing visible), so after wearing the one-pocketed pants to pick up my son, I took them off and sewed the second.  I have to say, I am super happy with the result!

Here's the before shot:
And with pockets!  I added some faux buttons to go with the faux pockets:

Here's some closer shots of the welts.  I used my fabric scrap to it's full potential!

My husband takes all the photos, and I turned the camera on him.  He cracks me up (no pun intended!):
I didn't make those shorts :)

3 comments:

  1. I love these.
    Looks very professional!

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    1. Thank you! The tutorial I used was incredibly helpful!

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  2. Love how it looks with pockets. The photo of your husband really made me smile because my boyfriend does the same thing when taking my photos!

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