If you’re looking for comfort and style, look no further! The Brya Pants are chic, and coziness rolled into one fabulous look. Made with Mood Fabric’s yummy Stretch Bamboo Jersey, you’ll be hooked at first touch! With a beautiful variety of colors to choose from, you’ll be able to pair them nicely with any top. While fitted at the waist, these joggers have a stylish, relaxed fit. You could definitely style them into a great athleisure look or dress them up with a cute pair of heels. If you’re looking for something with a little more warmth, try Mood Fabrics crushed velour or the fleece-backed knit with 4-way stretch! There are tons of lovely Fall colors as well! Let us know how you plan on wearing your Brya Pants!
Fabrics & materials used:
- 3 yards of Blue Stretch Bamboo Jersey
- 4 spools of Maxilock Blue Stretch Serger Thread
- MDF096 – The Brya Pants Sewing Pattern (free download below!)
All seam allowances are 1/2″ unless otherwise stated. See chart below for sizing specifications. Note, this specific pattern is available up to a size 30.
Usually, when sewing a stretch knit, you would achieve the best results by using a serger along with thread that has stretch. If you don’t have a serger, you can use the stretch thread on your standard sewing machine but I suggest using a stretch or zig-zag stitch setting. You want your garment to be able to move freely as you do! Let’s get started:
- With right sides of fabric together, pin at center front seam and stitch. Press seams flat.
2. Pockets: With right sides of fabric together, place the pocket facing on the pants at front. Pin along curved edge opening and stitch. Turn pocket facing in and press. With right sides of fabric together, place the pocket bag over pocket facing and pin together along the outer edge. Make sure not to pin to the front of your pant. Press.
3. With the right sides of fabric together, pin the backs of pants together at center back seam and stitch. Press seam.
4. Pin the front of the pants to the back at the sides seams and stitch. Matching the front and back seams together, pin along inseams and stitch. Turn pants right side out and press.
5. Pin top of pockets to top edge of pants to keep from shifting. Baste stitch along the edge of pants at the waist. Set aside.
6. With right sides together, pin waistband and waistband facing at sides and stitch. Next, pin the waistband facing to the waistband along top edge and stitch. Turn and press.
7. Slowly pull basting thread to create gathers at the waist. Spread gathers evenly before attaching waistband.
8. Attach waistband to pant at top edge. Use the seam ripper to remove your basting thread.
9. Prepare bottom cuffs as you did with the waistband. Stitch at sides then attach along the top edge. Turn and press.
10. Pin cuffs to the bottom edge of your pant opening and stitch. Turn cuffs right side out and press. And that’s it! You’re done!
For More Ideas and Pattern Hack Using the Brya Pants, Click the link Below:
Brya Pants Redux – Free Sewing Pattern
22 comments
I just discovered this pattern and can’t wait to make the pants. Thanks for providing this free pattern!
Hi Genie!
You are so welcome! Happy to know you’re excited to make the Brya pants! Make sure you grab some of Moods stretch bamboo jersey! It’s so yummy!
is there a seam allowance included? I can’t find the general info on the pattern or sight
Yes – as mentioned above, there is a 1/2″ seam allowance already included! 🙂
Hi
These are lovely but do I need a overlock stitch to make them?
Thanks
Nika
In my response, if anything I’m saying is redundant for you, I apologize, I just wanted to be thorough in my answer.
I haven’t made these exact pants, but I do work a lot with knits, and it is much easier to use a serger/overlock to make them because you need a stitch that will allow the pants to stretch. However, your standard machine should have an overlock stitch and a zig-zag stitch, you’d just have to trip the edges after. And if you want to top-stitch the seems afterwards, you can use a long straight stitch and stretch out the seem as you go. Make sure when you’re sewing the seems though not to stretch out the fabric, or it will get warped, you want to just hold it slightly taught and feed it through. I know there are options to use double needles on machines which can give you a better overlock stitch (I’ve never used them) and there are needles with covered tips that also help.
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What type of fabric would you recommend it I wanted to sew this for a work appropriate outfit? Perhaps something with a bit shine to it?
Hi Jenni! You could do a suiting version with a side zip! If you’re definitely leaning towards shiny, these are our metallic jerseys. 🙂
Do you have any guidance on shortening the pants? I’m 5’3″ so I usually need to shorten my pants. I’m doing an 8/10 size. Where on the leg should I shorten it?
Hi Rachel! I’d recommend shortening it at the bottom or shin. If you cut length off straight from the bottom, you’ll have more to gather into your cuff. Or, if you’d prefer to have the same amount gathered into the cuff as our version, I recommend folding the extra length out at the shin – similarly to how I recommend shortening this sleeve here! 🙂
I’m from the Netherlands and my size is 42/44. Can you help me out?
Hello! You’d be a size 12/14! 🙂
The Brya pants pattern came out a bit wonky on my printer where multiple lines reach the margins. Also, I could not for the life of me figure out the waistband directions, so I taped the two waistband pieces together, doubled the length, and made it into one large piece that I could sew the edges together and fold in half as a waistband. I made my muslin but yet to make the official one!
Same experience
This is a fantastic pattern, I made them from purple stretch velvet, they fit beautifully and feel extremely comfortable. The length gives me a bit of a gather at the ankle which looks amazing. (I’m 5’8″) and they cool cracking with a pair of heels.
Hi, can I sew it with a non stretch fabric? Thanks
Hi, Zakia! Unfortunately, I’d recommend stretch fabrics only for this pattern.
The pattern itself is extremely difficult to put together, the margins are not correct. I’ve printed much simpler ones. Hope it doesn’t translate to the garment
Hi Zaheeda, we’re sorry you’re having difficulty with tiling the pattern together. Our patterns are formatted for US Letter & A4 paper. The print margins won’t be equidistance from the page edges. As long as you tile the paper together by the print margins not page edges, you should be good!
“COURTNEY NORRIS
December 1, 2020 at 4:12 pm
Hi Jenni! You could do a suiting version with a side zip! If you’re definitely leaning towards shiny, these are our metallic jerseys. ”
So can you make this in suiting with a side zip, or do you recommend stretch only? Because you’ve recommended both and it’s confusing.
Hi Amanda! This isn’t a form fitting design that has a lot of negative ease, so both stretch and non stretch fabrics could be used. If using non stretch, I would recommend choosing your size by measuring the waistband pattern piece instead.