DIY High waisted straight leg pants (With elastic waistband and side pockets)

Welcome or welcome back to my channel. My name is Jess and I love doing DIY, making clothes in a "simply but pretty" way.

In today's tutorial, I'm going to share with you how I made my high waisted straight leg pants from scratch. The high waisted, straight leg will make you look taller. The elastic waistband will help you feel comfortable. And it's still very fashionable. It's also easy to make with by following my detail step by step tutorial.

So I hope you like it and try it out. Let’s get started!

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

2.5m of cotton fabric
Pattern paper
Sewing machine
Pins
Scissors
Ruler
Long stick
Elastic band

MAKING THE PATTERNS

Here’s the pattern for the project. To get a clear understanding of all the measurements needed for the pattern, watch the video from 0:53 to 8:02.

Remember, you can adjust these measurements to fit your own dimensions!

THE FRONT PATTERN

To make the front pattern, draw a rectangle with 24 cm width, which is a quarter of the hip size plus 1 cm, and 95 cm length, which is the length from above the belly button to over the ankle. It is the length of the pants that is wanted.
From one width line, where the top of the pants will be, mark down at 32 cm, which is a quarter of the hip size plus 1/10 hip size. It is the height of the waist.
Then draw a straight line to connect two marks together.
From this line, draw straight out 4.6 cm, which is 1/20 hip size.
After that, draw another straight line at 7 cm next to it and close to the top line. That line is the position of the biggest part of the butt.
Then connect one end of this line to one end of the first straight line drawn before that.
Mark at the middle of the new line, then connect it to the meeting point between the first straight line and the length line.
After that, mark at the middle of the new line, then connect this mark to two ends of two straight lines.
Based on these new lines, draw a curved line to create a crotch line for the front pattern.
From the top line, mark down at 55 cm on two length lines, which is a length from above the belly button to the knee, then draw a straight line to connect two marks together.
From the first straight line, draw another straight line at 8 cm next to it and close to the line just drawn before that. It is the position of the biggest part of the thigh.
After that, mark the middle of the first straight line first, then draw a horizontal line from it later.
From the meeting point between this horizontal line and the ending line, mark at two sides 10 cm—it's the half of the width of the leg pants that is wanted minus 1 cm.
Then draw two new horizontal lines from this mark to cut the knee line.
From the middle of the thigh line, mark at two sides 12.5 cm, which is a quarter of the thigh.
Then connect the ends of the knee line to the thigh lines and to the crotch line. This will create the inside line of the pants.
For the outside line, connect the ends of the knee line to the thigh line and to the butt line.
At the top of the outside line, mark out 1 cm, then connect it to the end of the butt line.
Don't forget to draw a curved line based on it to finish the outside line of the pants.
At the top of the crotch line, mark down 1 cm, then connect this mark to the top of the outside line, then draw a curved line based on it to finish the waistline of the pants.
After that, add 1 cm for seam allowance at the inside, the outside line, and the crotch line.
Add 3 cm for the end of the leg and 4 cm for the waistline, which is the width of the elastic band that will be used plus 1 cm.

THE BACK PATTERN

To make the back pattern, base it on the front pattern.
Instead of increasing 4.6 cm like the front, increase 9.2 cm, which is 1/10 hip size, then create the crotch line similar to the way done for the front pattern.
From the inside line, draw a new one 2 cm outside it.
From one end of the thigh line, move down 4 cm, then connect it to one end of the crotch line and one end of the new line just drawn before that.
Based on this line, draw a curved line to finish the inside line of the back pattern.
Make sure the length of the inside line of the front and the back pattern will be the same, so they can be connected together later.
At the top of the crotch line, mark up 2 cm, then connect it to the top of the outside line.
To create the connecting line of the waistband at the back, draw a new crotch line.
Because of that, increase 1 cm at the top of the outside line, then draw a new curved line for the outside line.
Make sure the length of the outside line of the front and the back pattern are the same so they can be connected together later.
Add 1 cm for seam allowance for the inside line, the outside line, and the crotch line.
Add 3 cm for the end of the leg and 4 cm for the waistline, which is the width of the elastic band that will be used plus 1 cm.

THE POCKET PATTERN

To make the pocket pattern, cut a rectangle with 20 cm width and 30 cm length.
On one length line, mark at the middle first then draw a curved line from this mark to one end of the other length line.
After that, use the back pattern to apply the outside line to one length line of the pocket.
Make sure the ending line of the pocket should be at the thigh line of the pattern, then draw a new line to match with the outside line of the back pattern.