Saremy shows you how to sew the most intimidating part of a pair of pants: the zipper fly.
Sew Liberated’s Easy as Pie Zipper Fly method takes the overwhelm out of this step and makes it easy and accessible for any sewist. Never let a zipper fly intimidate you again with our straightforward, no stress method.
This tutorial works for all Sew Liberated patterns with a zipper fly:
- Pinyon Pants: https://sewliberated.com/products/pinyon-pants-pattern
- the Chanterelle Zipper Expansion Pack: https://sewliberated.com/products/chanterelle-zipper-fly-expansion-pack
- Arthur Pants: https://sewliberated.com/products/arthur-pants-digital-sewing-pattern
You can also substitute this method on any sewing pattern with a zipper fly.
Want to dive deeper into pants fitting?
- Download our FREE Pants Fitting Guide: https://sewliberated.com/download-your-pants-fitting-guide
- Check out our online course, Learn to Fit and Sew Pants, where we take you through every step of making the Chanterelle Pants: https://sewliberated.com/learn-to-sew-and-fit-pants
Brand new to sewing? We have a course series that will take you from complete novice to confident: https://sewliberated.com/learn-to-sew-your-clothes
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0:00 Intro
0:32 Overview
1:40 Sew Bottom Extension
1:57 Finish Edges
2:24 Place Zipper to Extension
2:36 Baste Zipper to Extension
2:54 Zipper assembly to Right Front, RST. Sew and Clip 3/8"/1 cm
3:08 Flip out and Topstitch
3:24 Sew Facing to Left Front 5/8"/1.5 cm
3:58 Press
4:30 Topstitch
4:59 Left Front to Right Front along crotch 5/8"/1.5 cm
5:17 Pin Extension out of the way
5:41 Pin Facing to Zipper
6:09 Sew Facing to Zipper with two rows
7:09 Draw curve
7:48 Sew Facing Curve on right side
8:23 Trim Left Front crotch curve
8:33 Fold Right Front seam over Left Front
9:25 Unpin Extension
9:36 Sew two rows of stitching securing folded seam
10:13 Bar Tacks
Corrections:
9:27 Unpin the fly extension after sewing the topstitching