Ermagerd, I love these pants! And I am pretty proud of them, too.
These are the Kid Pants from Dana Made It, a free (and pretty awesome!) downloadable wide leg pants pattern (size 2-3T). I had also used the pattern earlier this summer to make Z some Retro Racer Shorts.
This time I used a pretty pink, fine wale corduroy from Joann's that is covered in little button flowers (which kinda reminded me of my old employer's logo, which may have prompted me to buy it. also it was on clearance.). The fabric is super soft. I used store-bought piping, which is not a perfect match to the fabric, but close enough for government work ;-)
I used Dana's pocket pattern (the larger size) and sewed some piping along the edges of the pockets as Dana did in this tutorial, to make them stand out:
I placed the pockets such that they continued over the top of the waistband (which I made flat-front, per Dana's instructions here). The back waistband is still elasticized:
I top-stitched all of the seams for strength and some contrasting color, although the top-stitching sank into the nap of the corduroy a bit.
Love these pants! Can't wait to see Z in them!
