Sewing Pattern Shirt & Pants Polly
Shirt and Pants as set! The shirt is a basic
shirt with a fake V-neck and sleeve
seams that are moved to the front.
Make the shirt in a shorter and longer
version and with ¾ and long sleeves.
The pants have side pockets and an
elastic waist. A yoke as well as a godet
at the side seam make the pants look
different. Sew the pants with or without
pant cuffs.
Fabric Recommendation:
for the shirt: lightweight cottons, knit
fabric such as jersey
for the pants: lightweight woolens,
cottons, viscose, lightweight denim
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Fabric Requirements:
for the shirt, long version (short version)
sizes 34-38: 140cm (120cm)
sizes 40-42: 150cm (130cm)
sizes 44-46: 185cm (165cm)
for the pants:
sizes 34-36: 160cm; sizes 38-46: 190cm
lining fabric for the pockets: 30cm
with a fabric width of 140 cm
Material:
elastic with a width of 2,5cm
sizes 34-38: 74cm
sizes 40-44: 82cm
size 46: 96cm
thread
Sewing Pattern
Shirt & Pants Polly
fits women’s sizes: 34/36/38/40/42/44/46
size chart in cm for women sizes:
sizes
34
36
38
40
42
44
46
bust
82
85
88
92
96
100
106
waist
66
69
72
76
80
84
90
hip
91
94
97
101
105
109
114,5
167,2
167,6
168
168,5
169
169,5
169,5
height
*easy: This pattern is suitable for beginners.
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Cutting / Preparation
Sewing the pants:
Choose your size and copy the pattern onto pattern tracing paper. Tissue paper
for copying patterns can be found in fabric and notions stores.
( 1 ) Pin the front and back yokes to the front and back pants pieces right sides
together. Sew. Neaten sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch and press up.
Place the pattern pieces onto the fabric, the marked sides showing up. Consider the
cutting plan below.
( 2 ) Pin the godets to the front pant pieces right sides together. Sew. Neaten
sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch and press toward the side seam.
( 3 ) Neaten the edges of the pocket bag and pocket bag lining using a zigzag-stitch.
Cut all pieces!
Please Note: A sewing allowance of 1cm has already been included into the pattern!
Unless otherwise noted the sewing allowance measures 1cm. A hem allowance is marked
in the pattern.
Copy all marks from the pattern pieces to the left side of the fabric pieces using
dressmaker’s carbon and a tracing wheel.
Cutting Plan Sewing Pattern Shirt and Pants Polly
The fabric is laid out on the fold right sides facing each other. The pattern pieces are
placed and pinned onto the fabric with the marked sides showing up. Make sure to pin
through all layers.
fold
4
70cm
2
1
5
3
6
selvedge
Größen 34-36: 160cm
Größen 38-46: 190cm
Pattern List:
Pants
1 front – cut 2
2 back – cut 2
3 front yoke – cut 2
4 back yoke – cut 2
5 pocket bag – cut 2
6 godet – cut 2
lining
5 pocket bag – cut 2
fold
70cm
3
2
1
selvedge
Größen 34-38: 140cm
Größen 40-42: 150cm
3
2
1
Größen 44-46: 185cm
Pattern List:
Shirt
1 front – cut 1 on the fold
2 back – cut 1 on the fold
3 sleeves – cut 2
( 4 ) Pin the pocket bag lining to the side of the front pants according to the marks.
Sew using a sewing allowance of 0,7cm. Press the pocket bag towards the side.
( 5 ) Pin the pocket bag to the back pant pieces according to the marks. Sew using
a sewing allowance of 0,7cm. Press the pocket bag towards the side.
( 6 ) Neaten the sides of the pant pieces separately using a zigzag-stitch until 10 cm
below the godets.
( 7 ) Pin the front and back pant pieces right sides together and close the side seams
above and below the side pockets using a sewing allowance of 1cm. When sewing
stop and start about 1cm into the pocket opening, so that the pocket and the side
seam slightly overlap.
( 8 ) Press side seams open. Put the pocket bag to the front and press. Do not fold
sewing allowance over. Pin the pocket bags together and sew.
( 9 ) Pin the front and back pants right sides together. Close the inseam. Neaten
sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch and press towards the back.
( 10 ) Turn one pant leg to the right and insert into the other pant leg, that is still left.
Thus right sides are facing each other again. Close the crotch seam and neaten
sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch. Turn the pants right sides out and press.
( 11 ) If you are making pant cuffs: fold the hem in about 5cm (or more) and press.
Turn the pants inside out and sew the hem by hand using hemstitches. Turnthe pants right side out and fold the lapels up by 2,5cm (or by half of the first fold).
Attach the cuffs with a few hemstitches by hand. Press.
( 12 ) You may also sew the pants with a simple hem. First check the length of the
pant legs and shorten eventually. Neaten the edges using a zigzag-stitch.
Fold in 1cm, press and fold in 1cm again. Topstich.
( 13 ) Neaten the upper edge of the yokes using a zigzag-stitch. Fold in 4cm and press.
Sew at about 3cm from the top. Leave an opening of about 4cm to insert the
elastic in the next step.
( 14 ) Cut the elastic according to the given measurements (please check the correct
length first). Insert the elastic using a safety pin and close. Then close the opening.
Sewing the shirt:
( 1 ) Pin the front to the back right sides together. Close the right shoulder and
side seams. Neaten sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch and press
towards the back.
( 2 ) Add the bias tape to the neckline and the hem. For this, fold the bias tape
in half lengthwise and press. Pin bias tape to the neckline and hem right
sides together. Sew with a sewing allowance of 0,7cm. Fold and press
bias tape towards up, then fold over encasing the raw edges. Press again
and pin, stitch in the ditch.
( 3 ) At the V-neck add a dart to the bias tape neckband from the left and stitch
carefully. Press.
( 4 ) Close the left shoulder and side seams. Neaten sewing allowance using a
zigzag-stitch and press towards the back.
( 5 ) Hem the sleeves according to step ( 2 ).
( 6 ) Sew the darts to the sleeves. Fold the dart, matching up the lines as
best as you can. Start at the edges and sew to the tip of the dart. Secure seam
in the beginning, let a long thread tail and knot the tail close to the edge.
Press the dart up.
( 7 ) Neaten the sewing allowance of the sleeve seam separately using a
zigzag-stitch.
( 8 ) Pin the sleeve right sides together and close seam. Press the sewing allowance
open.
( 9 ) Pin the sleeves to the armhole right sides together (make sure to match up
marks!) and sew. Neaten sewing allowance using a zigzag-stitch and press
towards the body.
Finished - Congratulations!
There is a detailed step-by-step photo tutorial
for sewing this pattern.
Find it at schnittchen.com >> Sewing Pattern Shirt and
Pants Polly (Schnittmuster Shirt und Hose Polly)
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