How do I make a simple pair of pants?

Question

Ok I looked all over Yahoo questions but I still don't get it. Everything was so complex.

I honestly just need to know how to make not pants, but bermuda shorts in a way. [just pants, but at the knee length. like PE shorts in schools these days]

They are for a costume that I am going to wear for only 2 days, meaning I do not need the pants to be absolutely perfect, but at least comfortable and looks decent.

I tried looking up things on the internet, but it was too confusing. Can anyone help me out?

These are the pants that I wish to make: http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3947/tifaclothesfrontyv2.jpg

If some of you recognize her, yes that is Tifa, yes I am cosplaying. So help would be much appreciated! Thank you!

Answer 1

<>Here is an easy way to do it. Granted, this is showing kid's pants, but you get the idea and can easily duplicate it for yourself:
http://www.rookiemoms.com/make-some-easy-kids-pants

Answer 2

It will likely be simpler and less expensive to go to buy a pair of bicycle shorts or similar from a cheap store like walmart and add some white ribbon trim to them. Same with the top. Those look like they are made of stretch material and making a pair of pants from stretch fabric without a commercial pattern is not suitable for a first time sewing project. Drafting pant patterns is an intermediate level skill. Stretch fabrics are quite expensive and difficult to sew. One of the most common questions I answer on a sewing board is "how do you sew stretch fabrics? Why are they so difficult?" I recently taught a beginner's class and we used an "it so easy it's simplicity pattern, it had an elastic waist band and the fit was not too loose, not too tight. The number was 3761 in the top right corner of this page. Pick the size based on your body measurement, not the size you buy in the store. Follow the instructions provided in the pattern envelope and you should be able to make these for a first project. http://www.simplicity.com/index.cfm?page=thumbnail.cfm&cat=5&type=23&sec=63&StartRow=10

Answer 3

Have you done any sewing before? If you have, try a Simplicity pattern.
If not, wear something else, learning to sew takes time, and someone there to answer your questions. Telling you on-line would be terrible. You need to be shown how to do sewing.

Answer 4

These will be super simple to make, however designing them without a pattern if you are not an expert seamstress will be difficult, so I am giving you a link! Have fun sewing!

http://www.butterick.com/item/B4744.htm?search=capri&page=1

Answer 5

walmart has really cheap patterns (3 or 4 bucks)you can buy that gives all the directions and cut-outs. I have made loads of clothes from their patterns.

Answer 6

get a pair of black pants that you don't want anymore(or buy it) and cut it. fold the bottom part into the pants, apply sewing pins to keep everything steady, and sew

Answer 7

I know where you could buy the cutest pair of pants in Zara.

Answer 8

Well that's easy, gosh just borrow George Bush's Pance.

Answer 9

it's easy honey!go to the supermarket and buy that stuff.the advantage is u can choose the pattern that u like..........