How to Make Maternity Pants from Any Regular Pant

Are you a pregnant mama who needs more room in your pants and has a pair of your regular pants that are too tight? If so, this tutorial is for you! I’ve designed a pattern that will allow you to make maternity pants from any regular pair of pants. These can be worn before and after the baby arrives (or while pregnant, if it’s summer).

All you need for this project is fabric, scissors, a sewing machine, and some elastic.

The first step is to cut out the pieces for your skirt. You’ll need two rectangles for the bottom part of the skirt, one rectangle for each side panel, and one long strip of fabric for the waistband.

I made my bottom panels 18 inches wide by 42 inches long. To make sure they were long enough to reach my knees (and not any higher), I measured from my waist to where I wanted my skirt to end at my knee (a little above mid-thigh) and then added a few more inches so that I could fold over the edges and hem them later on.

For each side panel, I cut out two pieces that were 18 inches wide by 32 inches long. And then for the waistband, I cut out one piece that was about 8 inches wide by 14 inches long.

Cut the waistband off of your pants.

When I was a kid, my mom bought me a pair of Levi’s and I loved them. But even though they were the same size as my other jeans, they were way too big.

The problem was that the waistband had been cut off and sewn back on, so it was extra wide. How do I know this? Because when I asked her why she did it, she said: “I thought they would fit better if I cut the waistband off.”

I still don’t understand why she thought this would work, but clearly it didn’t. The jeans were still too big, just in a different way than before.

If your pants are too long in the leg or too tight around your thighs — try taking them to a tailor or dry cleaner who can take them up or down for you. But if you find yourself with pants that are too loose around the waist or hips — this is the perfect time to get rid of them!

You can always replace them with new ones at some point in the future when you’ve lost some weight — but until then, there’s nothing wrong with getting rid of these extra-large pants!

Sew a casing for the elastic.

The elastic will be sewn in a casing at the top of the waistband.

Sewing a casing for elastic is easy, but it requires a few more steps than simply sewing straight lines.

Step 1: Sewing a Casing for Elastic

To sew a casing for elastic, you’ll first need to create your pattern piece. You can create your pattern piece from scratch or use our free downloadable templates available here. Make sure your pattern piece has enough seam allowance (SA) around the edges to accommodate sewing in an elastic band and still have enough SA for attaching it to the waistband later.

Step 2: Marking the Center Line

Mark out where you want your center line on both pieces of fabric so you can align them properly when sewing them together. Be sure to leave enough SA around this line so that when you fold over the fabric, it will have enough room to fit over your machine foot without stretching too much and distorting the shape of your waistband front/back pieces.

Measure your elastic against your body and safety pin the ends together to make sure it’s secure.

If you need to make a new elastic, use the same method as above. With the exception of having a longer piece of elastic, the process is exactly the same.

Measure your elastic against your body and safety pin the ends together to make sure it’s secure.

Sew around one end of your elastic with a straight stitch, making sure that it’s not too tight. This is important because if you sew it too tight, then it will cut into your skin and be uncomfortable!

When you’re done sewing around one side of your elastic, flip over and sew around the other side of it in the same manner. This time, however, you need to leave about an inch or so unsewn so that you can cut off any extra thread hanging off at the end before sewing up that last side.

Sew the elastic into the casing around the waistband.

To sew the elastic into the casing, place it in position and stitch through all layers along both sides, leaving about 3 inches unstitched at each end.

Measure out from where you have left your unstitched ends and cut off any excess length of elastic. Use a safety pin to pull this extra length through and snip off any excess with scissors.

Turn the elastic up over itself at each end and then tuck under itself at top and bottom so that it fits neatly into the casing when you pull tightly on it. Stitch back over these ends to secure them in place, but leave about 2 inches unstitched at this point so that you can still pull on them later once you have attached them to your waistband.

Turn your pants right side out and try them on.

You’ve got your pants, you’ve got your sewing machine, and now you’re ready to start.

First things first: turn your pants right side out and try them on. It’s important to make sure they fit before you start cutting and stitching. If they don’t fit, go back and fix the crotch curve or waistband hem until they do.

Next, decide how much length you want to take off. Take a tape measurer, find the spot where you want to cut (e.g., at the ankle or knee), then mark with chalk where the new hem should be. I like to take mine off just above my ankle bone so that I can wear flats with my pants without showing off too much sock.

Now use your seam ripper (or scissors) to open up one leg seam and remove about 4 inches of fabric from each leg (or more if you want a shorter pant). Be careful not to cut through any seams!

With just a few steps you can have maternity pants made to fit your body exactly how you want them to.

The first step is to measure yourself. To do this, simply follow these instructions:

– Have someone help you with this step. It’s much easier if two people are involved, but if you don’t have anyone to help, use a tape measure and get as close as possible to the measurements below.

– Wear loose fitting clothing that will allow for ease of movement around your waist and hips.