Guise Pant by Papercut Patterns

Hello everyone!

                     I finally managed to post about this make! I made my first pair of trousers! Actually, I did not only make my first pair of them but also I made my first fly zipper and welt pockets! Yay! The pattern that I used is the "Guise pant" by Papercut patterns. It is a versatile pair of pants and they are very comfortable. They have side pockets, fly zipper with a button for closure in the front, back welt pockets and elasticated back waistband.  The difficulty of this pattern is labelled as a "skilled" which means that is for skilled sewers according to the company.

REQUIREMENTS

                    I used 1.40m of 1.50m wide wool mix suiting fabric in dusty pink (same fabric that I used for Cleo dungaree dress by Tilly and the Buttons, here is the review of that) which I purchased locally. It cost 3€ per meter. Really good deal.
                   
                    For the pockets I used cotton poplin fabric with colourful polka dots which I already had in my stash.

                    Finally, I bought a regular trouser zipper and 1 bigger button for the front closure and 2 smaller for the welt pockets - I bought them from the local haberdashery.

CONSTRUCTION

                    I made straight size M without any alteration. .silly me! This turned out really big for me! Because of the side front pockets, I couldn't take the side seams in afterwards. Be aware of the size choice! I suggest you go for the finished measurement size chart!

                    Unfortunately, I had the same issue that I had with my #littlereddressproject. I had already cut my fabric pieces while in the meantime I lost some extra weight. That way, the pants turned out bigger than I was expecting! I'm really happy that slowly - slowly I get back to my previous measurements  (my pre - pregnancy size)! However, I cannot wear the pants because they are at least 1 - 2 sizes up.

                  The instructions were very clear. The only phase that I struggled with was while I was making the welt pockets. I must had read it at least 10 times before I got it! Ha ha! Well, as I mentioned before these were my first welt pockets! So I'm so proud of them!

                   

                    I chose to slip stitch the welt pockets onto the pants from the inside just to secure them in place. As far as the fly zipper is concerned, I was very afraid of that but thankfully I didn't have any problems.

                   The only thing I didn't like in the instructions was that when I had already cut my pattern pieces, I put my leftover fabric (which I didn't need anymore) aside and then the pattern asks to cut another piece of fabric. I found this a bit annoying.  I prefer cutting all the pattern pieces at the beginning. The truth is that at first I didn't read all the instructions through the end;  just the first steps. If I had read them, I could avoid this.

FINAL THOUGHTS

                  I'm happy with the final result! It is a beautiful garment. I learned a lot along with this pattern and it is a totally recommendation. It is "perfect fit' forgiving pants because of the back elasticated waistband. As I noticed before, it is bigger than I intended to. That way, this pants may be a gift for a friend of mine - if it fits her well! (That's why I haven't hem it yet..shhhh!!). In case, it isn't her size I'm gonna keep it for a future use (future pregnancy 😉)! In the meanwhile, I plan to make another one for me (this time in my actual size!)!

                                                             Until next time,

                                                                                  Happy Sewing!