Guest Tutorial: Button Fly by Trula Kids

I'm so excited about today's guest! I discovered Trula's blog Trula Kids about a year ago and really fell in love with the bright airy photos from this Barcelona mama and the beautiful garments she makes, especially for boys. Trula is here today to share a tutorial for a button fly trouser, a detail that can make garments for boys really special. You'll find this technique will work with most any boys pant pattern!

Here's Trula:

I normally have a design in mind and then just experiment until it ends up looking like I imagined (which sometimes, it never does ;) You could probably call it freestyle sewing.

Online tutorials are a huge help to me and I am very thankful to the people who take the time to share their knowledge that way.

When Rae asked me to take part in 'Celebrate the Boy' I wanted to take it as an opportunity to repay the favour. I was also glad to escape the oh so popular dress-skirt-pink theme and make some boys clothes.

Button flies are just those kind of interesting details of simple designs I really like. You can add them to any simple trouser pattern. Here is how to:

Click here to go to Trula's button fly trouser tutorial

I love those pants and I can't wait to make a pair for Elliot. Thanks Trula for helping us Celebrate the Boy!

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