Step 2 in the evolution of Simplicity 7513 is to add a fly front. Again, I’m cribbing from another pattern in my stash — this time, Vogue 7481, which is a simple pair of fly front pants (designed for stretch wovens, but we’ll ignore that).
There are two pattern pieces for the fly front — the right facing and the left facing. They look like this:
Instructions on putting them together below the fold.
So my blue sandwashed silk is going to turn into pants. I’m basing the pants on the Simplicity 7513 pants, but I feel this pattern needs some tweaking to justify the fabric.
There are three things I want to do to the pattern:
And possibly (4) take the pattern in at the waist.
The original pattern is what is known as “one seam pants” — I’m not sure why, since there are in fact 2 seams in the pants; a crotch seam and an inseam. Adding a side seam (1) will mean that the grainline of the fabric will run down each leg rather than running down the side of the pants. This will give a better drape to the pants, and it also will allow me to add some pockets in the side seam. My original version of these pants is seriously missing pockets.
(2) I think just looks nicer, and is a prerequisite if I want to nip them in at the waist.
Adding a separate waistband will also improve the hang of the fabric, and it can be interfaced.
