 I have been reevaluating my style a lot lately and I think this recent make might be getting me closer to what I am liking lately. And the irony about that is that I started making these pants more than five years ago. Yep, these were one of the works in progress projects that I completed as part of my little self-imposed challenge that I'm doing on TikTok. More about all that soon, but first, if you're new here, hi, I'm Lindsay. I sew all my own clothes and I am so glad you found me. Be sure to introduce yourself in the comments so that I can give you a formal welcome. And for everyone watching, please like this video so that other people will see it. Videos highlighting my makes and sewing pattern reviews go up every Monday. I already have dozens for you to watch if you want to binge. You can check out that playlist in the top right corner of your screen. It opens in a new tab so you will not lose your place here. Okay, back to the pants. So when I pulled these pants out of the work in progress bin, the waistband was too small by about six inches. I think when I first started working on them, it was already too small. That's why it ended up in the work in progress bin to begin with. And obviously over the past five years, bodies changed. So now they definitely were too small. But I didn't have any more fabric to cut another one. So thankfully the pants were originally very long. I was able to cut away a few inches from each pant leg and make an elastic band out of that. Here's how they all came together as documented on my TikTok. It is day 10. I cannot believe it. We made it to double digits. Here is what I made yesterday and how I'll most likely style it with a little turtleneck for fall. But let's see what we are going to be sewing today. Sorry about the tag. Does this help? You guys in the tag. Don't crack me up. I got a plan for the tag. Don't you worry. Okay. Today's project is going to be striped pants. Okay. So these are striped pants. Isn't this fabric amazing? It's like lightweight, perfect, like wide leg pleated spring pant. So I was like trucking along making these, got to the waistband and something happened and the waistband, as you can see, is like several inches, like way, way, way too small. I don't know what happened. This is supposed to like cross over and have like a bar hook. That clearly ain't happening. So I am going to have to either, I said that was the other issue is I don't have any more of this fabric to make another waistband. So I'm going to have to either do an exposed elastic waistband like we have here, which is totally doable on these pants, or some kind of contrast fabric and I could just never get my head around what contrast fabric I would use. So let me figure all that out and then I'll be back. Well, I have been on a journey with these today, lots of trial and error, but I ended up getting a little waistband casing in here. The elastic that I used is like the worst possible elastic and I don't have any of the non roll kind that I need, but all the elastic is bunching up and it's causing like a bit of an issue. These are wearable so I can take them out of my pile, but I do need to replace the elastic the next time I go to the fabric store. But here they are very artsy, very chic, very, I don't know, interesting. But I also filmed the process for how I added this elastic casing. So if you want to see that, check the link in the comments, otherwise come back tomorrow to see what project we will be drawing from the bin. It's all a mystery, so exciting. So because this make is so old, the pattern is now out of print, but I was able to find three different current big four options that are available for sale on their website right now. First up is Vogue 1685. This has the same like super deep center front pleat as my version, but it's missing the other set of pleats that are a part of the front. It does have the slash pockets and you can see how wide leg the pants are. McCall 7131 looks the exact same as my version in the front. The back of this pattern comes with an elastic back already though. Finally Butterick 6223 has the elastic waistband that I ended up making for my version. My original version was a flat waistband all the way around, no elastic and a center back zipper. This elastic waistband though is thinner than mine and the pockets are sewn into the side seam versus being sewn slanted toward the front like mine are. So nothing is exactly the same, but a lot of great inspiration that you can use to make your own version of like super wide leg pants. There are so many things I love about really, really extreme wide leg pants. Of course they're comfortable, but they also just look so chic I think even with flat shoes like I'm wearing here today. I still feel super super fancy and dressy even though I'm not wearing high heels. I love them styled with so many different tops, crop tops, knit tanks tucked in and even billowy tops look great with them. For this video I decided to style them with a combination of styles. I grabbed a flowy button down top and tied it up to accentuate my waist. To me this look feels so springy and fresh and casual and cool while also looking put together and chic. Let me know in the comment section how you would style some super wide leg pants. Another thing I love about this wide leg design is that you can make it from so many different fabrics. Do not feel like you have to choose something lightweight or drapey. I used a lightweight cotton similar to seersucker, but you can also use drapey fabrics like shawly and even heavier weight fabrics like denim and corduroy. Because the fabric I used, which I got in New York City's garment district a few years ago by the way, is a lightweight but structured fabric, it creates the perfect wide leg while still being breathable and cool. I know I'll be wearing these pants all spring and summer along. So check out the description box for links to the patterns that I mentioned in this video. I hope you're inspired to make some super super wide leg pants for yourself. I've also added my most recent pattern review for a cute little culottes pattern to the insulate here. You can just click that video on the right hand side of your screen to see that. Look at me making all these pants in shorts. But that is going to do it for me today. Thank you so much for watching and I will see you all very soon. Bye.