First ever pair of trousers...

OK so who needs a pattern or a teacher???? Anybody who can sew on a machine could make these.

I used 1 meter of knitted pattern jersey, 0.2 meter of plain black knitted jersey and a meter of 40mm wide elastic. Used a pair of tailored trousers to draw round and added a little extra for seams.

Stitched all seams with the fabric the wrong way round then added the 5 inch wide waist band (with extra for adding the elastic) add the elastic sew the hems and job is a good one! Had to make a few alterations once I tried them on as the bottom was a bit big but that is easy you just take the seam further in. 

The fabric cost me £1.50 (got it on sale in the market) and the elastic was 70p so now I have a wicked pair of comfy stretchy smart trousers to wear for a mere £2.20 and approx 2.5 hours work.....