Leggings
How to make leggings
You don't need to spend the big bucks at American apparel to get the look that you want. With some stretching fabric and a little bit of work, you will be making your own hand made legging collection.
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Start off with a pattern. This shows you how to make the measurements you need to make your own pattern. If you don't want to go through the trouble, you can simply buy a pattern.
I used McCall's M5759 pattern and made a few minor adjustments -
Fold your fabric length wise with both the right sides facing up so that you can make two identical pieces.
Lay the pattern in the middle of the fabric. -
Pin the pattern to the fabric
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Cut around the pattern. I kept some length to the legs because I wanted the leggings to go down to my ankles.
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Separate the two leg pieces and fold each of them in half length wise with the right sides facing in.
pin the edges -
Sew the inner leg edges of each leg using a double stitched seam
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Stop sewing right before you get to the crotch on each leg.
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Press the seam allowances of each leg
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Now you have 2 legs with pressed seam allowances
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Fold one of the legs right side out.
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You have turned one leg right side out. Slip it into the remaining leg.
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Stitch around the crotch using a Double Stitched seam.
Press seam allowances -
Pull the leg out of the other and now it's time to make the band
Fold the upper edge of leggings inside along the fold line. -
Press the Fold
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Stitch along the fold line leaving a small opening to fit the elastic into.
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Measure your waist line and add 2 inches onto the band.
Put a safety pin through the elastic band and pull it through the waist line -
Pull it through until it comes out the other side
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Sew the elastic together and sew the opening of the waist band up.
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Fold your leggi
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