How to Make Wrap Pants

These pants are great for any shape and at any length.

I am using a king size sheet and any pant pattern

           Sewing machine

            Thread and bobbin

            Scissors

            Marking chalk

            Iron & ironing board

            Tape measure

            Long straight edge

            Pins

            Two D-rings

            2” strip of sew of Velcro

Need

            Hip and waist measurement

            Desired pant length

           

Fabric should be pre-washed to avoid any shrinking.
With most cottons, use the steam setting to get out all wrinkles.

Lie out fabric two layers, right sides together:  
You want to use the finished edges of the sheet to your advantage.  
I use the bottom of the sheet for the hem, and the side of the sheet for the back because back will be on top with a finished edge.

If you use the top of the sheet for the hem the pattern might be upside down and the hem would be 3 or 4 inches wide.

Take hip measurement; mark this for the width of the fabric.
When using common fabric you can only get 45" wide. 
I would finish all sides of the fabric first if you are not using a finished sheet.

Mark center of fabric.
If you prefer, on your second pair of pants you can move the center over towards the front.  This will give you more of a wrap around the back.  Or move it towards the back for more wrap around the front.

Place pattern with back hip on the left side towards the finished edge of the fabric and crotch at center mark. 
Place front pant leg so that the front crotch touches the back crotch. 
Make sure bottom of pant legs are flush with bottom hem of fabric.

If you are making knee length pants mark a perpendicular line to the grain line on the pattern where you want the length to be. 

Mark a straight line perpendicular from the right edge of fabric touching the high point of pattern piece
  (this point may vary depending on pattern used).

Trace crotch up to perpendicular line.

Cut out the right side you marked as the hip width, the top and the crotch curve.

Sew crotch seam.  I use my presser foot as a guide for the seam allowance.  You can pink the seam allowance, if you prefer.
Normally I use an over lock stitch then seam, but may people do not have a serger.

Press seam open.

Cut two stripes for front and back waistbands 5” wide

            For the front: take waist measurement and add 5”  

            For the back: take waist measurement and add 12”

Press both waistbands in half width-wise with right sides together.

Sew all four short ends.

Turn and press both waistbands.

Press front band under ½” on each long side

Press back band under ½” gradually making the ends of the band as wide as D-ring (trimming band width if necessary

Find and mark both bands in the center.

            Sandwich the pant front and back into the waist bands, lining up centers.  Pin.

Sew front and back waistbands to front and back pant, staying close to the ½” fold.

On back waistband place both D-rings on one end and fold back 2” as shown and sew end towards the wrong side.

Place Velcro on front extension, one on right side of the fabric, and the other on the wrong side.

Sew down Velcro around all four edges.

Cut all loose threads.

Put on pants: wrap front around back and Velcro.

Wrap back around front and slide tapered end of back waistband into both D-rings, tighten, then slide end between the D-rings.

Enjoy finished wrap pants.