Jordan Sweatpants - Essential Instructions

Here are the Essential Instructions for the Jordan sweatpants pattern. These are perfect if you prefer a quicker guide without detailed illustrations or lengthy explanations.

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Seam allowances are ⅜" (1 cm) unless otherwise noted. 


Table of Contents:

Pockets - All Views
Crotch Seams & Inseam -All Views
Waistband - All Views
Hem Elastic - View A
Hem - View B


POCKETS - All Views - Repeat for Each Pocket

1. Right sides together, sew pocket bags to facings along the notched side. Press toward pocket bag and edgestitch.

2. Draw the pocket opening line on both sides of each leg from waistband notch to pocket marking. Apply pocket interfacing to the wrong side of the legs, over the line. On the wrong side of each pocket lining draw a stitching line ¼" (0.6 cm) from the raw edge between notches.

3. Right sides together, align pocket lining to pocket opening line on the leg, body of the pocket pointing toward front crotch (no notches). Match bottom notch to round marking, pin at top notch. Rotate the bottom of the pocket toward the back crotch (double notches) so the bottom stitching line sits on the round marking.

4. Sew along the stitching line between notches, backstitching at each end. Clip pocket lining at bottom notch, cut along pocket opening line without cutting through stitches, and clip seam allowances at top notch.

5. Flip pocket lining to wrong side, press, and topstitch between notches.

6. Right sides together, attach assembled pocket bag/facing to the pocket lining. Hand-baste the pocket to the pant leg.  

7. Flip back leg over front (right sides together) and line up pocket seams. Sew from waistband to bottom of pocket at ¼" (0.6 cm). Finish and press seam allowances toward back.

8. Sew bartacks at top and bottom of pocket opening.


CROTCH SEAMS & INSEAM - All Views

9. Interface drawstring openings. Sew the front crotch seam. Press toward the left (as worn) leg and edgestitch (optional).10. Sew two ⅜" (1 cm) vertical buttonholes at the markings and cut them open.

11. Sew the back crotch seam. Press toward the left (as worn) leg and edgestitch (optional).

12. Sew the inseam. Press toward the back leg.


WAISTBAND - All Views

13. Cut 2" (5 cm) wide elastic to length for your size: 
XS S M L XL 1X 2X 3X 4X
Imperial (in) 24 26 28 31 34 38 42 46 50
Metric (cm) 61 66 71 78.5 86.5 96.5 106.5 117 127
or stretch it around your waist and add 1" (2.5 cm) for overlap.

14. Join into a loop, fold in half, and mark halfway and quarter points. Pin to the wrong side of the waist, matching marks to center front, center back, and pocket seams. Attach. 

15. Turn to the wrong side. Pin in place and edgestitch. Remove the pocket basting stitches.

16. Sew two more lines of topstitching, centering them around drawstring openings.

17. Thread the drawstring through the waistband casing. Secure it inside the waistband with a bartack at the center back seam.

 

HEM ELASTIC - View A

18. Cut two pieces of 1" (2.5 cm) wide elastic to the length: 
XS S M L XL 1X 2X 3X 4X
Imperial (in) 9.8 10.5 11.3 12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5
Metric (cm) 25 26.5 28.5 30.5 32 33 34.5 35.5 37

19. Join each piece into a loop, and mark halfway points. Pin the elastics to the wrong side at the hems, matching marks to hem notches and inseams. 

20. Attach the elastics, turn to the wrong side, and edgestitch.  


HEM - View B

21. Turn the hems 1½" (3.8 cm) to the wrong side. Edgestitch. 

22. Sew another line of stitching ¼" (0.6 cm) below the first one (optional).