Pie Costume: Workout Pants

Sewing panels together

I really enjoyed making these workout pants. Shout out to the Simplicity Pattern 8212, the Up For Anything: Your Ultimate, Go-To Pair of Leggings. It was a pretty straight forward pattern to follow.

After cutting all of the pieces out I decided I would zig zag stich them together instead of serging. Why I did this I don't know. It wasted a lot of my time. I had to be extra careful of the fabric snagging in my machine. Then I top stitched several of the pieces just for the extra touch, it wasn't a part of the pattern. Once I had sewn the panels together I decided to switch to using my serger to finish sewing the pants. So much faster!

Time to sew the crotch seam

I managed to finish them fairly quickly and after trying them on I needed to take them in a little bit to get a better fit for myself. Once I had them fitting the way I wanted I attached the waistband and hemmed them just a little bit shorter than suggested.

While I used a commercial pattern to save me some time, I still wanted the pants to fit me well, especially since I will be wearing them after the race is finished. They'll be a very addition of color to my closet! Once I was done sewing the pants I decided to switch gears and move on to my pie crust inspired vest. I will save the sports bra for another time in the future.

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