Things You'll Need

Instructions

Pants

1

Add 1 inch to sides of the front and back of your pants pattern. Cut out the pants.
2

Iron down 1 inch on the wrong side of the fabric along side edges.
3

Construct the pants according to your pattern directions, but don't sew the side seams.
4

Sew 2-inch lengths of hook-and-loop tape along the folded down fabric on the side edges, leaving a 1-inch gap between the pieces of tape. Sew the tape on by sewing along both edges of the tape with a straight stitch. Place the loop on the outside of the pants on the back edge and the hook tape on the inside on the front edge.

Shirt or Dress

1

Pin the center back of your pattern pieces 1 1/2 inches away from the fold in the fabric. Pin the center back of all back collar pieces the same distance from the fold.
2

Cut out the pattern.
3

Cut the back of the garment and all collar pieces along the fold in the fabric. Iron down 1 inch on the wrong side of the fabric on the back pieces along the cut fold.
4

Construct the shirt or dress according to your pattern.
5

Sew 2-inch lengths of hook-and-loop tape along the folded down fabric along the back edges, leaving a 1-inch gap between the pieces of tape. Sew the tape on by sewing along both edges of the tape with a straight stitch. Place the loop on the outside of the shirt or dress on the right edge and the hook tape on the inside along the left edge.