Bulk Sewing Hack...Love the Style?? Get Different Looks...In a Flash!
I Love these Palazzo Pants...they are fun to wear...work great with lots of different fabrics...and are so easy to sew in a flash. But each time I sewed a pair, I had to review the pattern directions, cut the fabric, pin, sew, fit, hem with double fold bias tape...and then with New Fabric, start the process all over again.
What if an assembly line approach could speed up the process and get great results?? And double my wardrobe options!
Ready for a Bulk Sewing Hack??? Let's Go!!
The Tried and True Pattern...Simplicity 8134 Palazzo Pants.
This Pattern is Perfect for Assembly-Line Bulk Sewing because Each Pair of Pants has ONLY 2 PATTERN PIECES...a Front and a Back. Easy to Organize, Cut, and Assemble.
Simplicity 8134 Palazzo Pants...Amazon LINK.
First...Go Shopping for Fabric that You Love...and If It's On Sale...Or You have Coupons...Even Better!
When Selecting Fabric, My Motto is...The Crazier, the Better...but Good Quality! This Flannel Fabric selection is in Honor of My Husband..."David". 
Fabrics...JOANN's Fabric or Amazon LINK.
Statute of Liberty...For Pants??? Sure!!
Here is the Flannel Fabric Stash...3 Fabric Patterns...4 Yards of Each..."David", "Ms. Liberty", and "Palm Leaves".
Now for the Fun Assembly-Line Part...Rather than Completely Constructing Each Pair of Pants with the Individual Fabric, INSTEAD, Begin by CUTTING Out the Pattern Pieces from ALL THE FABRIC...CUT, MARK, ORGANIZE, AND SET ASIDE...
2 Pattern Pieces for Each Pair of Pants....FRONT...BACK.
Each Pattern Piece (Front, Back) should take ONE HOUR to Cut Out from the 3 Fabrics.
Measure Your Waist, and CUT ELASTIC TO FIT for Each of the Pants...
Now, Following the Pattern Directions, Complete Each Task for All the Fabric...CUT, ASSEMBLE, PIN, SEW, TRY-ON, MEASURE, HEM.
TRY ON AND MEASURE THE HEMS for All the Fabric at the same time...
CONSTRUCT THE PANTS WITH FRENCH SEAMS for All the Fabric...
TRIM THE SEAMS FOR FRENCH SEAMS for All the Fabric...
And What You Will Discover is You Are Building a Fabulous Wardrobe in Record Time...No Need to Repeat Referencing the Pattern Instructions for Each Pair of Pants that Your Construct...Over and Over and Over.
The FINAL STEP...Add Double-Fold Bias Tape to HEM the Pants and Finish the Looks...
That's It...You're Done!!! You Just Constructed/Created 3 Different Pants!
SAME PATTERN...WAY DIFFERENT LOOK...
The Bulk Assembly-Line Sewing Approach to Build a Wardrobe!
For All the Magic - Jeanne of Doodle T and Me!
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