Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Style Inspiration

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Style Inspiration

I feel like joggers are the unassuming cousin of jeans. They come across all casual and utilitarian, but with a little creativity, they can be elevated into so many different...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Style Inspiration

I feel like joggers are the unassuming cousin of jeans. They come across all casual and utilitarian, but with a little creativity, they can be elevated into so many different...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Sizing, Muslins, and Common Fit Adjustments for Pants Sewing

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Sizing, Muslins, and C...

Making a pair of custom fit pants is a rite of passage when it comes to sewing your own wardrobe. It feels really daunting at first (especially when you throw...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts: Sizing, Muslins, and C...

Making a pair of custom fit pants is a rite of passage when it comes to sewing your own wardrobe. It feels really daunting at first (especially when you throw...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 1: Apply Interfacing and Prepare the Pockets

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 1: Apply...

We'll start the Nellie Joggers construction by preparing some of the smaller pattern pieces. Doing these first, instead of as we get to them, will save us some time and...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 1: Apply...

We'll start the Nellie Joggers construction by preparing some of the smaller pattern pieces. Doing these first, instead of as we get to them, will save us some time and...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 2: Installing a Zipper Fly

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 2: Insta...

Align  the Front Legs right sides together. Baste the fly extension portion, starting at the waistband notch and stopping at the point where the fly extension meets the crotch curve (a...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 2: Insta...

Align  the Front Legs right sides together. Baste the fly extension portion, starting at the waistband notch and stopping at the point where the fly extension meets the crotch curve (a...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 3: Waistband Facings

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 3: Waist...

Use a seam ripper to carefully open the basted fly seam, revealing the finished fly assembly underneath.

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 3: Waist...

Use a seam ripper to carefully open the basted fly seam, revealing the finished fly assembly underneath.

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 4: Install elastic at back waist

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 4: Insta...

Cut a length of 2" (5 cm) wide elastic as specified in the elastic requirements chart for your size on page 2. Fold the elastic in half and mark the...

Nellie Joggers + Shorts Sewalong, Part 4: Insta...

Cut a length of 2" (5 cm) wide elastic as specified in the elastic requirements chart for your size on page 2. Fold the elastic in half and mark the...