About The LUNA Pattern
Luna Pants are loose-fitting pants with a tapered leg and a comfortable fit. A quick sew, the pants include inseam pockets and are comprised of four main pieces, with facings attached inside the pants to form the waistband. Choose a variety of prints and fabrics to style these for both casual and dressier occasions.
The Luna Pattern is available in both digital and print format.
Yardage and Materials
• woven fabric
• 1” [25 mm] wide elastic - up to 2.25 yd [2 m] in length
• polyester thread
Recommended fabrics
Woven lightweight cotton and linen blend fabrics such as voile, rayon challis, shot cotton, shirting, double gauze lawn, broadcloth, and lightweight chambray. Stable knits (30% stretch or less) such as jersey or interlock.
LUNA SEWALONG
I affectionately call this the Luna Pantsalong. If you need help with just one step, or would like some guidance throughout the Luna Pants sewing process, here’s a collection of resources and inspiration for you:
RESOURCES
VIDEO: How to lengthen/shorten the Luna pattern
CLICK HERE for a free download of some of my favorite seam finishes!
This pattern is featured in the following blog posts
A quick tutorial to show you how to extend the waistline of the Luna Pattern to create high-waisted pants!
My favorite posts to read online are “what I’m wearing” or “outfit of the day / OOD” posts, so I thought it would be fun to share more of the outfits I wear here on my blog.
This guest post from Cristy Stuhldreher features a fantastic tutorial which is absolutely perfect for summer: How to turn the Luna pants pattern into shorts. Plus: she shows you how to add waist ties, too!
Rae shows you how to take key body measurements for sewing pants.
Take a peek at our new Luna print pattern and read about the process that goes into designing a new product.
Here’s a list of the stockists who carry my newly updated Luna pattern in print!
Thank you for all of the enthusiasm you've shown for the Luna re-launch! It feels great to update a pattern, and it's especially gratifying to finally get it out into the world so that you can sew up your own versions.
These pants are easily my most-worn Luna pants this fall. I was inspired by another pair of dark chambray pants that I saw on Pinterest (they're #14 on my Luna...
It still surprises me sometimes to discover that many people have never used (or even heard of) a PDF sewing pattern. Occasionally I'll get an email from someone who has...
Words can't express how in love I am with these pants. I made them with my Luna Pants pattern and a flowy pink rayon twill and they are wicked comfy. Hashtag secret...
The jogger-style pant is a relatively new trend, so when I first started wearing my Luna Pants last summer, I played it safe and just wore them with sandals. Since then,...
As the Luna Pantsalong begins to wind down, I wanted to share a bunch of the fantastic photos you have been posting online of your Luna Pants. I love the...
As you may already know, I love sewing with knits (here's my KNITS page), and I'm always interested in whether knit fabrics will work my patterns. All of my current women's patterns are designed for...
Here's another one of my recent pairs of Luna Pants, this one with a drawstring! I just posted a tutorial on how to add a drawstring, so if you want to try this variation you can...
One of my favorite things to add to the Luna Pants pattern is a drawstring, so I'm sharing a tutorial here to walk you through adding your own! This is...
In this post I'm going to cover the second half of the Luna Pants sewing instructions. These steps include attaching the waistband and finishing the cuffs. Once you've completed these...
Now it's time to sew your Luna Pants! In this post I'm going to cover Steps 1-4 of the Luna Pants sewing instructions. You'll need your cut pieces (see the...
Today I want to provide you with a few tips for cutting out your Luna Pants. This post is Day 3 of the Luna Pantsalong. Hopefully you've already made a muslin and washed your...
Hellooo! I've got something fun for you today, a quick video to show you how to shorten the Luna Pants pattern.This is for those of you who might find after...
Today I want to talk about making a muslin for the Luna Pants pattern. This makes a great weekend project if you're joining me as part of the Luna Pantsalong!Here are the...
If you're sewing along with my Luna Pantsalong, today is officially "Day 1!" Today I want to talk about choosing a size, prepping your fabric and pattern, and tracing your pattern pieces.Here are...
These Luna Pants are my most recent pair and (naturally) my very favorite to wear right now. The print was designed by Leah Duncan for Cloud9 Fabrics and is part of...
When I sew with a new pattern for the very first time, I like to have a realistic plan for sewing, especially since the first time always takes the longest. I wanted to...
I've put together a couple of inspiration boards from my Pants! board on Pinterest to give you some ideas for Luna Pants sewing. Even though some of these differ in shape...
Over the course of the Luna Pantsalong, a bunch sponsors gave us suggestions for what fabrics they would recommend for a pair of Luna Pants. Now that the giveaway contests...
This spring Luna Pants are my favorite thing to make and wear. I love a cute pair of lightweight pants when the weather gets warm, and this pattern is so fun...
In an earlier post, I shared my plans to make a pair of Luna Pants -- my most recent pattern release -- with a flat-front waistband, rather than gathered all around...
Hey everyone, it's Jess again! Stopping in to show you my latest pair of Luna Pants.Even though this season has been strangely warm in the Midwest, we're coming up with cool-weather ideas...
Get inspired to sew with Nandita’s fabulous travel wardrobe! In this guest post, Nandita writes about her personal connection to sewing and travel, and shows us some of the amazing handmade pieces she’s taken around the world.