UPDATE: The Rose sewing pattern is now available!

The Rose pants and shorts pattern is coming so very soon, friends. Though it's not quite ready to launch, I wanted to post some details about the pattern, since I know many of you would like to see the views, new size range, and get the yardage amounts and materials list so you can begin to get ready to sew this pattern.

Rose is a high-waisted pant and short sewing pattern featuring slash pockets and a pleated or gathered front. The front waist is flat while the back waist is elasticized for comfort and style. Choose from three lengths: long, cropped, or shorts.

NEW SIZE RANGE!

Rose will be the first of our patterns to be offered in 11 sizes, XXS-5X (which is roughly equivalent to US ready-to-wear size 28), designed to fit hip measurements from 34.5-59" (88-150cm). See our new size chart here:

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To choose your size for Rose, measure the widest part of your hip using a flexible tape measure and use this measurement and the chart below to select your size. (If your waist measures larger than your hip, use your waist measurement to select your size.) Waist, bust, and upper bust measurements are provided for reference, and finished measurements are provided in the pattern instructions.

Fabric Recommendations

For Rose, you'll need woven (not knit) fabric. I recommend choosing light to medium weight woven fabric such as tencel twill, rayon challis, linen-rayon blends, silk noil, loose-weave cotton or linen blends, stretch twill, cotton sateen, or chambray. In general: shoot for fabrics that have good drape and/or a looser weave; thicker "bottom weight" fabrics are not always recommended due to the elastic back waistband. While wovens with a small degree of stretch may work for this pattern, please note that Rose is not designed for knit fabric.

Coming soon: I'll post my personal fabric faves for Rose!

Yardage Chart:

First choose find which view (long, cropped, short) you'd like to make. Then choose the width of your fabric and find the fabric requirement for your size.

Please note that while we make every effort to provide generous yardage recommendations to account for fabric shrinkage and pattern piece placement, if you have a one-way or directional fabric print, a fabric with nap, or need to add length to the pattern, you may need more fabric than listed.

You'll Also Need:

3/4" (19 mm)* wide elastic for the back waistband - depending on your size, you'll need between 24-50" [0.6-1.2m] in length, total.
1/4 yd / 0.2 m lightweight fusible interfacing (for interfacing narrower than 20” wide, sizes 1 and up will require ½ yd / 0.4 m)
coordinating thread

* OR substitute 1.5" / 38 mm wide elastic if you prefer a single channel of elastic; you'll need half the total length as needed for 3/4" / 19 mm wide elastic. See this post: Rose back waistband elastic options for more details on elastic widths.

(FYI: I buy all of my garment elastic and interfacing from Fashion Sewing Supply. I like their Pro-sheer elegance interfacing for the waistband. Not sponsored, just a great source. See this post.)

Previously posted:

Sneak peeks of Rose from me and other Rose testers can be found under the #mbrrose hashtag on Instagram. Here are a few other pairs of Rose Pants I've shared previously on the blog: