How To Add Pockets To Pants

Hello, Vanessa hither from Mom of 5 Trying To Survive . Today I'm going to testify yous how to add deep pockets to pajama pants. I added these pockets to my son's pajama pants, but y'all could do this to adult pajamas likewise. These pockets can only be added to pants that accept a side seam.

Supplies needed:

Paper
Pencil
Pins
Fabric Mark
Seam Ripper
Cloth that matches your pajama pants
Sewing Machine or Serger
Thread

I chose to model these pockets from a pair of shorts my son had that had pockets he actually liked. They are nice and deep and then at that place'southward enough of room for hands and trinkets or a phone if need exist. If you don't desire deep pockets, yous could get with a smaller version that's just large plenty for hands.
To start out, take your child vesture the pants and place their hands where they would like the pockets to be. Then mark with pins or a fabric marker where you would similar the pinnacle and lesser of the opening for their easily. My opening starts most ½" below the waist band and is 5 inches long. Also marking where the tips of their fingers are so you lot know how broad the pocket should exist. Also determine how long the pocket should exist.

Once y'all take figured out the size of the pockets you need, make a template. Yous should have a length and width. Marking the length and width to create a right corner on paper. Then draw a large curve for the within edge of the pocket. Cut out your template. My curt and long edges measured 6" ten 8.5". The whole length of my pocket from the top to the bottom of the curve was 10". Notice my long edge is longer than the five inch opening I'm going to brand for the hands. Mark that length on the pants equally well with a pivot or mark.

In that location should be iii markings. One at the top where the opening is going to start, one in the middle where the opening is going to terminate, ane at the lesser where the pocket ends.

Now it'south time to cut the pocket pieces. Use a cloth that is a similar blazon to the pajama pants. These pants are a knit fabric, then that is what I am using for the pockets. Cut out iv pieces of pockets with the template you have created. It'southward all-time to fold the fabric and cut 2 pieces at a fourth dimension that are mirrored.

Turn the pajama pants wrong side out. Using a seam ripper, remove the stitches where the pocket is going to go. I removed the seams a little farther than my pins so I had some actress room to work with.

Turn the pants correct side out. Line up the long direct edge of one pocket piece with the raw edge of the front of the pants. Make sure the pants and pocket are right sides together. Line up the top of the pocket with the top marking or pin and pin the pocket in place. Accept the other pocket piece and pivot in identify on the back of the pants.

For each pocket slice, sew the pocket and pants together between the two top pins for the opening of the pocket. In my case, I sewed 5 inches. Yous are non sewing all the fashion downwards to the bottom of the pocket.

Now, turn the pants wrong side out. Line upward the pocket pieces, right sides together, and pin them together.

At present you lot need to sew the residue of the bottom border of the pocket and remaining opening of the pants together. Do that past lining upwards the raw edges of the pants together and the raw edges of the pocket together.

Pick them both upwards and line them up together similar in the below picture. You should have four layers with all the raw edges lined up. Sew together these all together while also endmost the residuum of the pants opening at the bottom.

Next, sew together all the way around the pocket edges that aren't sewn shut. Also sew shut the opening to a higher place the pocket if there is one.

Lastly, run up the top edge of the pocket to the front of the pants. Use a matching thread to the pants, so the seam can't be seen. The pocket is sewn to the front end of the pants similar this and then it lays nice and flat against the leg. Since my waistband was elastic, I stretched the waistband as I sewed.

Now repeat with the other side and you've got yourself some deep pockets.

(Written by: Vanessa Salatino)