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The Peg Event :: VBack Waistband Hack for the Peg Legs Update!

September 9, 2020

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Before we get to the main event, I’d like to remind you that we’ve got a sitewide sale happening from now until Saturday, September 12. In addition to that, we’ve got an awesome giveaway happening, with 14 amazing prizes (and 14 amazing prize winners)! You can read all about The Peg Event HERE.

Colorblock Pack Waistband Hack for the Original Peg Legs Pattern

So you love the new contoured waistband of the colorblock pack, but want to keep the legs quick and simple? Here’s the hack on how to use the original Peg Legs with the new colorblock pack waistband. You can use either the plain contoured waistband or with all the fun pockets too.

First, assemble the original Peg Legs pattern and Colorblock pack. You will only need the Colorblock Pack Back – 1 Piece. Aligning at the back rise and crotch curve, place back colorblock piece on the original Peg Legs pattern piece. Note, the pattern piece should align at the mid-rise cutline as the contoured waistband is drafted to fit the lower rise and finish high rise at the natural waist.

Trim the original Peg Leg pattern piece back rise or re-trace to create your new Peg Legs pattern piece.

Cut and assemble the legs as per the original Peg Leg instructions and using the waistband instructions from the colorblock pack. I used the back pocket option and our FOE hack for the version shown below.

Easy right?!? Now you can add an extra style of leggings to your closet. I especially love how the V back fits with the booty 😉 Don’t forget to share your version, we’d love to see all your Pegs!

Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

But wait! There’s more! We’ve got a giveaway prize to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event is a fabulous fabric company!

SO SEW ENGLISH FABRICS – https://sosewenglishfabrics.com/
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP

By offering a diverse mix of quality and affordable fabrics, So Sew English strives to inspire creativity and make the dream of self-made fashion a reality for everyone. A few of their most popular fall leggings fabrics are their Bamboo Spandex French Terry, their Jean Denim Cotton Spandex French Terry and of course their Double Brushed Poly.

One lucky winner will be walking away with a $75 gift card. And on top of that, SSE is having a 20% off site-wide Labor Day Sale that ends tonight 9/9 at 11:59pm PDT. *some exclusions apply. Use code: LABORDAY

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Casual Style Inspiration

September 8, 2020

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

We’ve got another set of incredible testers that wanted to help provide some P4P Style Inspiration! They always seem to know just what to wear, and how to look amazing at all times. So we asked what their favorite things to pair the Peg Legs / Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack / Peg Legs – Add-On Pack with were…and here’s what they came up with for some casual, every day looks.

Lindsay Chalmers paired her Peg Legs with an Essential Tank.

Kim L Pomeroy paired her Peg Legs with a Favorite Tee + Cocoon Cardigan.

Amy Highsmith paired her Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack with a Ragdoll Raglan.

Feeling inspired yet? I am! Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

Before you go, we’ve got giveaway prizes to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event are two amazing fabric companies!

PURPLESEAMSTRESS FABRIC – www.purpleseamtressfabric.com
FACEBOOK GROUP | FACEBOOK PAGE

Purpleseamstress Fabric sells knit fabrics of all kinds: cotton/lycra, cotton/lycra French terry, double brushed poly spandex, rayon spandex, hacci sweater, ponte, etc., in solids and in prints. For Peg Legs they highly recommend the 4way stretch ponte, my solid cotton/lycra in 12 or or my solid cotton/lycra black 16 oz. There is also a fabulous supplex, which is a very nice athletic, high performance knit.

One lucky winner will receive a $75 gift certificate!

BOW BUTTON FABRICS – www.bowbuttonfabrics.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP

Bow Button Fabrics offers premium knit fabrics, sewing notions, hand-picked style boxes monthly and lots more. The shop recently relocated to Fort Irwin, California and just reopened this month! There are lots of incoming fabrics in Sept/October to restock fully now that the cross country move is complete. The best fabrics that BBF carries for peg legs would be the Athletic Brushed Polyester Spandex in 265 gsm. It has 4-way stretch, is anti-microbial, wicks moisture and has +50 UV protection. They have been described as the best basic black legging fabric, it’s opaque and not too thick so you can wear it year round. There are almost 40 colors that ABP comes in and though the preorder just closed (9/5) there will be some retail later this month or by early October. Black, as well as some other staple colors, are typically carried year round in the BBF shop.

Three lucky winners will receive ABP 265 gsm in Black (international shipping will be at cost of the winner minus $8). On top of that, there is a 20% discount TODAY ONLY, using the code: P4P20.

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Peg Leg Video – Sew Along with Judy

September 7, 2020

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Today, we wanted to make sure you saw the video where Judy, from start to finish, sewed up the new Colorblock Pack of the Peg Legs! We get many comments about our group members being more “visual learners” and we are hoping this helps you get the visuals you need to sew up your brand new pair of Peg Legs!

Feeling ready to tackle some Peg Leg sewing? Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get moving!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

Before you go, we’ve got a giveaway prize to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event is an amazing fabric company!

RASPBERRY CREEK FABRICS – raspberrycreekfabrics.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP | FACEBOOK PAGE

Raspberry Creek Fabrics is a mom and pop fabric shop owned and operated in Salt Lake City. They carry a variety of apparel fabrics and custom print their CLUB fabric in house using an eco-friendly process and US milled fabrics. RCF has hundreds of prints in stock and print on demand so no preorders to wait for! Their CLUB jersey, french terry, and double brushed polyester work great for Peg Legs and with so many prints to choose from you’re bound to find just the right one for you.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $100 gift certificate! And on top of that, RFC is offering a 15% discount code TODAY ONLY, using the code: PEGS.

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Athletic Style Inspiration

September 6, 2020

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Our incredible testers wanted to help provide some P4P Style Inspiration! They always seem to know just what to wear, and how to look amazing at all times. So we asked what their favorite things to pair the Peg Legs / Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack / Peg Legs – Add-On Pack with were…and here’s what they came up with!

Kamali Azubike Obiagu paired her Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack with the racerback version of the Essential Tank.

Megan Kuhlman paired her Peg Legs w/ Contour Waistband (from the Add-On Pack!) with a cropped style Hepburn Top.

Aaronica Bell Cole paired her Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack with the Fierce Bra.

Feeling inspired yet? I am! Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

Before you go, we’ve got giveaway prizes to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event are two amazing fabric companies!

OVER THE SELVAGE – www.overtheselvage.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP

Over the Selvage specializes in custom printed fabrics on a variety of bases, ranging from fun, and playful prints, to totally over the edge ones too!

One lucky winner will receive a $30 shop credit + 2 yards of a Cotton/Lycra print fabric and another winner will be receiving a $15 shop credit + 1 yard of a Cotton/Lycra print fabric! On top of that, you can enjoy a 10% discount TODAY ONLY on their Halloween Pre-order!

SEW DYNAMIC FABRICS – www.sewdynamic.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP | FACEBOOK PAGE

Sew Dynamic Fabrics is an online shop focused on selling fabrics made from recycled plastic bottles. To date, over 71,000 plastic bottles have been recycled to make our fabrics. Athletic Knit solids and custom prints are perfect for Peg Legs.

One lucky winner will receive $30 credit good towards retail fabrics from Sew Dynamic (preorders excluded). On top of that, you can enjoy a 15% discount from now until 9/13/20 using the code: PegLeg15

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: FOE Pocket Hack for the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack

September 5, 2020

Welcome back to another day of The Peg Event! We hope you are loving our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Our Fabulous Group Admin + Tester Extraordinaire, Dana Cole, is being extra amazing today and bringing us an easy hack for the new Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack. Take it away, Dana!

FOE Pocket Hack for the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack

If, like me, you made about a million Fierce Bras you probably have lots of leftover bits of Fold Over Elastic (FOE) hanging around in your elastics box. Using FOE to bind the top of the pockets in the new v-contour waistband, or the side pockets of the side colour-block Pegs released during the previous update helps give them even greater stability. I have been for several runs in my new Peg Legs with my phone in the pocket and it has stayed secure the entire time. It’s so easy, here’s how to do it.

First cut out your pattern pieces as normal and then grab your FOE. I used ½” here but you could use a ¼” if you have that too.

In the new v-contour waistband there are two pockets which sit on top of one another over the centre back panel piece. I am using the smaller pocket, which sits on the outermost layer for our example today. The fabric is a swim knit, which I love to use for running Pegs.

Make sure you exercise your elastic really well. Then lay it down next to the top of your pocket and cut it to the same length.

Then sandwich the raw edge of the top of your fabric inside the FOE, so the FOE folds down over the top and covers the front and back equally.

Pin/clip in place. I like to use a glue marker here at either end to stop the elastic from shifting when you start to sew and remove the pins/clips. I use these all the time when sewing slippery or delicate fabrics.

I like to use a triple zig zag stitch when topstitching elastic on swimwear, sports or lingerie. It’s not only a great stretchy stitch but because it is so wide it also helps keep that elastic down and stops it from flipping up, which is what happens if you don’t sew close enough to the edge.

Make sure your needle when it swings to the left comes right to the edge of the elastic. This helps stop it flipping up too.

All done! Now just assemble your other pocket, if you are using it, the same way and then construct the rest of your Peg Legs as per the tutorial.

Enjoy your new Pegs!!

I like this one for my phone…and this one for my keys!

Thanks and happy sewing, Dana xx

Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

But wait! There’s more! We’ve got a giveaway prize to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event is a fabulous fabric company!

SLY FOX FABRICS – www.slyfoxfabrics.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP

Sly Fox Fabrics is the best source for affordable, luxurious apparel fabrics. We offer a range of apparel fabrics, including buttery soft Double Brushed Poly which is perfect for soft, cozy Peg Legs!

One lucky winner will walk away with a $50 Gift Card to their shop! And on top of that, you can enjoy a 20% Discount thru 9/12/20 by using the code: PegLegMania

The two fabrics featured in the image above can be found here: Heavy Double Brushed Poly Solid – Black | Double Brushed Poly – Field of Dreams

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Peg Legs Release + Update – What’s New?

September 4, 2020

What a day, what a DAY! We are pumped about our newest release of the Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack and update to the beloved Peg Legs, and Peg Legs – Add-On Pack!

Before we get moving too far into this, I’d like to remind you that we’ve got a sitewide sale happening from now until Saturday, September 12. In addition to that, we’ve got an awesome giveaway happening, with 14 amazing prizes (and 14 amazing prize winners)! You can read all about The Peg Event HERE.

Let’s talk the new Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack, shall we?

The Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack is a special spin on our basic leggings pattern.

This new Colorblock Pack give you a super fun diagonal piece on the thigh for a lot of fun opportunities with different fabric combinations. The diagonal colorblock is also super flattering on the front and back. The waistband is a high waisted/high rise contoured waistband but this time we gave it a little heart/v shaped to the back side to show off those squats you’ve been working on!

The waistband also has a fun diagonal pocket or two to hold your things…because pockets are important! We truly hope everyone enjoys this fun new pack to the Peg Leg collection!

Options include: Shorts (5″ inseam), Bike (just above knee), Capri (calf), 7/8 (above ankle), and ankle lengths. You can choose from plain waistband, 1 pocket or 2 pockets.

Enjoy several videos throughout the tutorial like what fabric suggestions and a complete sew up from start to finish.

They are drafted in adult sizes and are for the full, newer size chart, extending from XXS – Plus 5X! If you haven’t sewn with us in a while, please make sure to check the size charts, as there were slight adjustments made to accommodate the new size range for adults.

Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack

**Want to learn more about how to measure yourself for this pattern? We’ve got you covered with an in-depth blog HERE. And in case you’re new to Patterns for Pirates and PDF patterns in general, we have a great blog full of new-user tips HERE to help you get started! As with all of our current releases and updates, the pdfs now include our layers feature and can be found in Letter, A4 and A0 sizes. And for even more helpful fun, we have a *free* printable that you can use to help record your measurements as you take them.

Let’s take a look at some of our tester images!

If you’re looking for a little more inspo from our fabulous testers, head over to this FACEBOOK ALBUM to look at all the goodness they are providing you!

On top of the new release covered above, we also gave an update to our original Peg Legs pattern, as well as the Peg Legs – Add-On Pattern!

What changed? Here are the details:

We adjusted our size chart and range to match with our updated range. Now Peg Legs can be made for anyone sizes XXS – Plus 5X!
- If you haven’t measured yourself in a while, take some time to do so. It’s healthy when sewing for yourself anyway, because weight and size can fluctuate so much and you want to make the perfect size for yourself. But also, our chart adjusted ever so slightly and you might fit into a different size range now.
We added a projector file for our friends who like to use their paperless technology.
There are a few more labels added to the pattern pieces, to help with common questions we’ve seen come up over the years.

Here are some links to all of our FREE leggings patterns, so you can get to sewing!

PEG LEGS | PEG LEGS – ADD-ON PACK | PEG LEGS – COLORBLOCK PACK

But wait! There’s more! We’ve got some giveaway prizes to tell you about! Sponsoring today’s portion of The Peg Event are two fabulous fabric companies!

WANDERLUST DESIGNS – www.wanderlustcustomfabric.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP | PINTEREST

Wanderlust Designs Inc has been selling custom fabrics since 2015. They carry many bases including Cotton Lycra, Brushed Poly, Athletic and Swim, all of which are fantastic for Peg Legs.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $50 Gift Card to their shop! And on top of that, you can enjoy a 10% Discount thru 9/12/20 by using the code: PEGLEG10

THE STYLED MAGNOLIA – www.thestyledmagnolia.com
INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK GROUP

TSM is a one stop shop where you can find all things custom printed fabric. They offer custom printed fabric on 14 different base options with no minimum order requirements. TSM specializes in high quality custom printed Athletic bases found in many ready to wear athletic garments and offers three different methods of ordering: Retail, Preorder, & Pick-A-Print.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $100 Shop Credit to spend on their fabrics! And today only, you can take advantage of a 15% Discount by using the code: TSMLOVESPEGS

**Daily and Grand Prize winners will all be announced together on Sunday, September 13.

The Peg Event :: Sale, Release + Giveaway!

September 3, 2020

SURPRISE Pirate fans! We are filling your next ten days with as much fun as we could think up!

Make sure you visit the blog each day because from September 3 – September 12 we’ve got:

GIVEAWAYS,
a SITEWIDE SALE,
a re-RELEASE of the beloved Peg Legs Leggings Pattern,
a NEW RELEASE of a Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack,
EASY HACKS for the Peg Legs,
INFORMATIONAL VIDEOS for your Peg Leg sewing assistance,
and STYLE INSPIRATION from some amazing sewists in our community!

Because this week is all about our love of the Peg Legs pattern, let’s talk shop first. The Peg Legs Legging pattern has had a few tweaks, including an update that extends the sizing of it. We now cover the size range of XXS – Plus 5X, which means that now even more pirate booties can fall in love with Pegs. In addition to the size range adjustments, we’ve also added a brand new version of the Peg Legs, in the form of the Colorblock Pack! Get ready, because you’re going to swoon.

Go grab the new Peg Legs – Colorblock Pack Now!

Just like the Peg Legs and Peg Legs – Add Ons, this is a FREE pattern…no code necessary. What are you waiting for??

If you’re ready to hear more about the Peg Legs Update, or want to know all the details that come along with the Colorblock Pack…don’t worry. We will be covering all of the details here on the blog tomorrow!

If you’ve never sewn Peg Legs before, or just need a little refresher course, I would highly recommend heading over to our Peg Legs 101 post. It’s full of resources that will help you get to sewing your most perfect leggings ever.

You can also find some help on our website for things like: How To Measure Yourself | New User Tips | How To Use the Layers Feature in our PDF Patterns | A0 (Copy Shop Sized) Printing Help | A Free Printable Measurement Chart

Alright, let’s talk GIVEAWAY! We’ve got a total of FOURTEEN prizes that can be yours. And you can enter as many times as you want during the next ten days, in order to try for one of the prizes. So exciting!

Thanks to our amazing fabric shop sponsors, we have daily prizes to give away!

Along with all of those amazing fabric prizes, we have a GRAND PRIZE for one lucky pirate!! If you want to sew more Peg Legs and P4P clothing items, it’d help if you had some shiny new machines, wouldn’t it? Someone is going to be receiving both of these machines, shipped straight to your home! Brother 1034D Serger | Brother 2340CV Coverstitch And, to sweeten the deal, you get to pick out 20 (TWENTY!!!) Patterns for Pirates patterns that you’d like dropped into your account for free. How about them apples?

Are you ready to play? Here’s how!

A few more details:

The item sewn up and shared must be a P4P pattern that creates a piece of clothing. Think: shirt, pants, jacket, swimwear, etc. (This just means no accessories like hats, scarfs, etc.) You can use a free pattern as long as it is clothing, like the Tulip Tee or Peg Legs.
- You need to sew it up as is, with only fit changes (no hacks or modifications). Adding embellishments is great, just no major changes, pattern mashes, etc. We want to be able to tell what pattern you used without having to ask!
Share your pictures on one or all of the social media networks for more chances to win with hashtag #P4PThePegEvent — it must be EXACT to come up in our search for the winner!
Let us know what P4P pattern you sewed up and what you’re most looking forward to winning.
You can share as many sews as you can for more chances to win, but ALL items/images shared must be sewn AFTER the giveaway starts 09/03/20! Any older sews will be disqualified from winning either prizes. Last entries accepted will be 09/12/2020 at 11:59PM US Central Time.
Winner will be random lottery winner! This way, everyone has a chance from a beginner who might be sewing their first P4P to a seasoned apparel sewist!
Daily prize winners and Grand Prize winners will all be announced at patternsforpirates.com on 09/13/20.

Since you might need to grab a new pattern (or two….or three….or ten!) we have a SITEWIDE SALE running the entire length of this event! Enjoy 30% off of your total purchase from today until September 12!

This will be the last site wide sale this year so grab them up while you can!!
Sale ends at the same time as giveaway entries: 09/12/20 11:59PM at Midnight US Central Time.
There is a coupon code: PEGEVENT but it will automatically pop up at checkout and you just need to click to apply the discount!

X Factor Sew Along – day 7

September 1, 2020

Congratulations to all participants in this month’s sew along. You are all winners in my book! We absolutely loved seeing all the X Factor crop and dresses made last week. Without further ado…

Our first winner is Jeanne T Weidner! Jeanne won a $20 gift card from Patterns for Pirates and a $25 one to Mily Mae Fabrics. The X Factor was Jeanne’s first sew along and she did fantastic!

Congratulations go out to Kaitlin Schwartz too! Kaitlin will receive a $20 gift card for Made for Mermaids and a $25 store credit to Milly Mae Fabrics. Her little girl just shines in her mini X Factor dress.

A huge THANK YOU to our sponsor, Mily Mae Fabrics who set our winners up with store credit and provided the gorgeous bamboo Lycra I used during the videos. You too can grab some here.

September is Mermaids month in the M4M & P4P Sew Along group. Colleen will be announcing which pattern we will be sewing together this month.

X Factor Sew Along – day 6

August 29, 2020

Last sewing day is here…and it’s probably the most rewarding one. Today we will get to see the project come to life. For the crop option you will be attaching the band to the bodice matching the side seams. Keep in mind that it is much easier to sew a couple of inches on each side of the center seam with your sewing machine (using a stretch stitch!) than it is to sew all around the waist with only the serger. If you are sewing the dress option, you would need to make sure that the waistband is sandwiched between the skirt and the bodice, right sides together.

Last steps of this sew along are hemming the sleeves and skirt. If you did the crop tank, you are already done. The sleeves are hemmed 1/2″. Did you make your memory hem a few days ago? Well now it comes in handy. The skirt is hemmed 1″ while the sleeves are hemmed 1/2″. In the video below you can see how I finish the dress option including the 1″ hem.

Thank you so much for joining us this week. We loved watching your creations come to life! Don’t forget to post your final photo in the comments of day 6 check in picture of the sew along album. We will pick two winners and announce them here on the blog Monday evening or Tuesday.

X Factor Sew Along – day 5

August 28, 2020

Welcome to day 5 of our X Factor sew along! Today we create the skirt by adding the optional pockets and sewing the side seams. If you are making the crop top style, today is a rest or catch up day. No need for any check in pictures.

You might have noticed in the first video of this sew along that I added the pockets to my pattern piece (removing the seam allowance) so I will not have to stitch them. One less step 😉 In the video below I show you how I use my serger to sew the side seams instead of a combination of sewing machine and serger. Both methods work great so chose the one you are more comfortable.

Reminder: the patten includes two links to complete sew ups of the X Factor so you can also follow Judy’s method of sewing the side seams when the skirt has pockets. And why would you even consider skipping the pockets? 😊

If you are doing the dress option, check in for day 5 in the comment of today’s photo of the sew along album. See you back here tomorrow for the final steps!