Sew with Me: Not Jogging But I've Got Joggers

Hey Loves!

Before I got all big in the midsection, I worked out daily - weights and cardio. I spent quite a bit of my time in comfy pants. So when my inspiration pictures popped up in my timeline, I was so excited about the possibility of comfy pants they aren't fitness pants.

Well, a couple of weeks later I visited Joann's for a fabric fix. I stumbled upon this really cute 4 way stretch knit fabric in neutral hues. It was soft and perfect for some comfy, cute joggers. It was a clearance fabric so I snatched it up.

Here's what I did:

Folded my fabric in half salvage to salvage. Then, folded it again.
Folded an existing pair of pants in half vertically. Traced them onto my fabric - making sure the outside seam is aligned with the fold.
Made adjustments to the waist to accommodate my growing belly.
Measured my ankle. Cut two strips of fabric ( 6" by ankle measurement).
Sewed the inside seams of both pant legs.
Placed one pant leg inside the other (right sides together with inside seams matching).
Sewed the crotch.
Created a casing for my waistband (leave 2" open and feed elastic through with a safety pen). Closed the casing.
Folded fabric for ankle bands in half horizontally. Then, folded in half vertically and sewed the vertical lose ends to create 2 ankle bands.
Attached each band to the pant legs (stretched the band as I sewed).

That's it! It took about 45 minutes. I can't wait to make more.

Do you love joggers too? Do you dress them up or down? What do you think of these?

Until next time, smooches!

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