Sewing 101: Faux Welt Pockets

 Did everyone have a great weekend? I happily slaved worked away on the new patterns. One of which got shelved for another time, and one that almost got thrown in the fireplace finally turned out ok. Needless to say I had a busy weekend making a whole lot of nothing to show you today. I did dig through the archive of "tutorials that didn't make it" I found a sewing 101 lesson that was never shared. The Faux Welt Pocket. I love welt pockets. Not familiar with them? A welt pocket is a small flat pocket that is built into the garment. They are decorative and while they can be functional (check the welt pocket added in this jacket)the faux version is merely for the look of a pocket without the bulk of the pocket lining. (great for the back of pants) They are super easy to add to any pattern or garment you are making. So shall we?

 I was making Abbey some pants and decided welt pockets were the way to go. So I cut out my rectangle you want it to be at least twice the height of the pocket opening and then enough over lap on the sides as well. The small rectangle drawn on is the actual size of the pocket. You will want to sketch your pocket on to the pant. (place rectangle right sides together with pant) Then sew around the edge of the drawn rectangle.

 Then cut a slit down the middle of the rectangle and diagonally into the corners.

Then turn the rectangle around to the back of the pant. (inside) Press flat.

 Now we will switch to the "fake pocket" since there are pictures missing from the pants.

 Fold the top flap all the way down.

 Then fold the raw edge back up so you have a bit of an accordion fold. Press flat.

 Then do the same with the bottom. Fold all the way up.

 And then fold it half back. Press flat.

 Then from the front you can see how it looks. This one is half and half (as in the top and bottom are even) You can play around with the proportions for the actual pants I made I had the top 1/3 and the bottom 2/3. It's your pocket do what you want to.

 Next for the faux part. No need to worry about adding a perfect pocket lining. Just cut out a rectangle and lay it down over the back.

 Then topstitch the whole thing in place around the pocket. See how the fabric covers underneath the slit? Perfect.

 Here is a picture of them on the pants.

There you have it cute little faux welt pockets. Such a great little detail for any pants!
See you guys back here tomorrow for the link party!