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Peg Legs SAL: Day 6 – Attach waistband (with optional pocket)

May 1, 2017

Can’t believe we’re almost at the end of the sew along. Today we’ll be attaching the waistband. Whether you’re doing the high or low rise or the contoured waistband like I did, now is the time to add it to the leggings. This step can also be done with the sewing machine or the serger. If you use a sewing machine, remember to set it for a stretch stitch. A triple stretch stitch will work great!

If you are attaching your waistband with your serger you can either do a regular overlock stitch or you can even do a flat lock stitch. Using a flatlock stitch will eliminate the bulk at the seam that you get with an overlock stitch.

For this sew along I used the new contoured  waistband which, let me tell you, is the best thing ever! Best tummy control while still comfortable.

It is very important to cut your fabric along the grain. We have seen some FB comments suggesting to cut the waistbands against the grain for more support. I highly discourage that because your peg legs will loose shape in the wash and will not fit as intended.

TIP: If you are more of a rectangular shape than hourglass, you can add elastic to the top seam of your contoured waistband.

You can see the waistband construction video here.

Don’t forget to post your final picture in the Peg Legs SAL event and hastag it #peglegsSAL before May 3rd 10 pm EST. Be sure to come back on Wednesday for the Sew Along recap and the winners announcement.

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  1. Peg Hambrecht says

    May 8, 2017 at 2:42 pm

    I just LOVE those Peg Legs that this beautiful blond is wearing like lightning blue and other colors with the lime green!!! Where is THAT MATERIAL from??? AWESOME!!! Thanks! God Bless!!! Peg Hambrecht

    Reply
    • Alex says

      May 9, 2017 at 5:47 am

      The fabric is from Made Whimsey (youmadesomething.com)

      Reply
  2. smilliken says

    February 16, 2018 at 4:16 pm

    If making the contoured waistband do you but out the low rise or high rise option?

    Reply
    • Alex Radu says

      February 16, 2018 at 6:25 pm

      The low rise

      Reply
  3. Ginger says

    February 1, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    Is the white shirt, in the above pictures, a P4P pattern?

    Reply
    • patternsforpirates says

      February 3, 2020 at 1:05 pm

      No it isn’t. It is one my of sister Megan’s patterns 🙂 http://www.madeformermaids.com/mamaava

      Reply
  4. Claire Getman says

    July 4, 2020 at 8:30 am

    I have been trying to find the pattern piece for the regular waistband in both the original peg legs pattern & the add-ons, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. Will you please help?

    Reply
    • patternsforpirates says

      July 6, 2020 at 2:10 pm

      Hi- It is just a rectangle- so it will be the Cut Chart. We put the Cut Chart both on the pattern piece and again in the tutorial on the first few pages <3

      Reply
      • Claire Getman says

        July 6, 2020 at 4:41 pm

        Wonderful, thank you so much !!!

        Reply
  5. Helene Berg says

    November 17, 2021 at 3:48 am

    I get confused at the same step everytime I sew these, and on the pics in the tutorial, this is very hard to see: once I have sewn the waistband together and is ready to attach it to the pants, what is the center front of the waistband? Is it the shorter side or the longer side? ☺️

    I also saw the video, but she doesn’t show explicitly what the center front looks like once the waistband is all sewn up and ready to attach.

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    • patternsforpirates says

      November 17, 2021 at 8:51 am

      The front is the longer side. <3

      Reply

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