Easy Front Inset Pocket in a Stretch-Woven Cropped Pant
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I was given a remnant of fabric - just enough to sew a pair of cropped pants with an easy front inset pocket. Since it was a stretch-woven, I did size down my body blueprint 1 measurement dot. This seemed like enough at the time, but as can happen with stretch knits and stretch-woven fabric, I still basted the seams first - did a try-on - and ended up slimming the hip line even a little more. You just never know how much it's going to give and how it's going to feel on your body.
Always do a stretch test by picking up 10" on the crosswise grain and stretch it comfortably. This stretched up to 13" meaning it's a moderate stretch knit. It should only need to be sized down one dot, but what this doesn't account for is the fabric's ability to rebound or recover. This particular piece didn't have great recovery.
Now on to the easy inset pocket in the pants front. The upper and under pocket is all one piece of fabric.
Then you fold the pocket lining - in this case - the beige fabric - up so that the lower cut edge meets back up at the waistline.
If you'd made the pocket lining out of the same fashion fabric, then you would not need to face the 'under' pocket. But that's not always suitable or practical if the fashion fabric is too heavy. In this instance, the next step was to cut a shaped facing piece and sew it on to the right side of the waist edge of the under pocket lining.
You can also see that the inside edge(s) of the pocket bag have been sewn/serged together. (Likely best to sew the topstitching on the pocket opening before sewing this inside bag seam).
If you'd made the pocket lining out of the same fashion fabric, then you would not need to face the 'under' pocket. But that's not always suitable or practical if the fashion fabric is too heavy. In this instance, the next step was to cut a shaped facing piece and sew it on to the right side of the waist edge of the under pocket lining.
You can also see that the inside edge(s) of the pocket bag have been sewn/serged together. (Likely best to sew the topstitching on the pocket opening before sewing this inside bag seam).
Topstitch the pocket opening if you wish. Then with the pocket in position, baste through the pocket bag and the side seam and the upper pocket edge to the pants front at the waist edge to hold it in place during the remainder of the construction steps.
This very easy pocket designing and sewing technique is found on page 22 & 23 of your Sure-Fit Designs Pants Kit Instruction Book. It's a Jeans style of pocket without the fuss of a separate upper and under pocket. If you haven't yet, try it to see just how easy it is.
I was given a remnant of fabric - just enough to sew a pair of cropped pants with an easy front inset pocket. Since it was a stretch-woven, I did size down my body blueprint 1 measurement dot. This seemed like enough at the time, but as can happen with stretch knits and stretch-woven fabric, I still basted the seams first - did a try-on - and ended up slimming the hip line even a little more. You just never know how much it's going to give and how it's going to feel on your body.
