A co-ord set is a satisfying sewing project because it gives you two coordinating garments that can be worn together or styled separately. Combining a statement top with comfortable pants also gives you the opportunity to practice a wider range of garment-making techniques within one project.
The Winslet's ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern pairs an asymmetric off-shoulder top with coordinating straight-leg pants. The top features a wide off-shoulder neckline with an overlay, an asymmetric hemline, and a back zipper closure, while the pants have an elasticated waist and practical side pockets.
Why Sew an Off-Shoulder Top and Straight-Leg Pants Co-ord Set?
- Create two coordinating garments that can be worn together or separately.
- The wide off-shoulder neckline and overlay create a soft draped effect across the shoulders.
- The top's asymmetric hem falls longer on one side for added movement.
- A back zipper provides a neat and secure closure for the top.
- The straight-leg pants include a comfortable elasticated waist.
- Side pockets add practical functionality to the pants.
- The complete set works for dinners, celebrations, parties, holidays, and dressier social occasions.
- The top can also be paired with trousers, jeans, or skirts, while the pants can be styled with tanks, blouses, shirts, and fitted tops.
Why Choose the Winslet's ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Pattern?
The Winslet's ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern creates a relaxed yet polished two-piece outfit. The top sits off the shoulders and falls loosely through the body, with an asymmetric hem adding extra length to one side. The pants fall in a straight line through the hips and legs with a comfortable elasticated waist.
- Skill Level: Easy
- Wide off-shoulder neckline with overlay
- Asymmetric top hemline
- Back zipper closure
- Straight-leg pants
- Elasticated pants waist
- Side pockets
- Available Sizes: US 02 - US 32 | UK 06 - UK 36 | EU 36 - EU 64
Supplies & Notions
The ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern guide lists the following supplies and notions:
- Tape measure
- Shears
- Iron
- 3-ply polyester thread
- Chalk
- Thread cutter
- Pins
- Sewing needles
- Sewing machine
- Invisible zipper
- 1/4" wide elastic band
Fabric Recommendations
The ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern guide recommends lightweight woven fabrics with a soft to moderate drape, including:
- Crepe
- Moss crepe
- Challis
- Lightweight satin
- Viscose/rayon
- Lightweight linen or linen blends
- Voile
- Lawn
- Other lightweight woven fabrics with soft to moderate drape
The sample co-ord set is made from poly moss crepe. The guide describes it as soft with a slightly grainy feel, with a fine pebbled texture and matte finish. It has a fluid drape with light to medium body and is fairly easy to sew because the textured surface helps reduce slipping.
Size Charts
Check the size charts and measure yourself to select the correct size, using the garment and body measurement tables in the guide.
Verify how much fabric you need by referencing the fabric yield table in the guide.
Pattern Inventory: What Pieces to Prepare
The ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern includes the following pattern pieces:
- A. Left side front – Cut x1 fabric
- B. Right side front – Cut x1 fabric
- C. Center front – Cut x1 fabric
- D. Right side back – Cut x1 fabric
- E. Left side back – Cut x1 fabric
- F. Left center back – Cut x1 fabric
- G. Right center back – Cut x1 fabric
- H. Off-shoulder frill - Cut x2 fabric
- I. Front bottom - Cut x2 fabric (1 mirror image)
- J. Back bottom - Cut x2 fabric (1 mirror image)
- K. Side pocket - Cut x2 fabric
- L. Armhole binding - Cut x2 fabric
- M. Waist binding - Cut x2 fabric
If you are printing at home, use the A4/US Letter pattern. If you are having the pattern printed at a copy shop, use the A0 pattern.
Pattern Marking
The ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern includes markings across both the top and pants pieces to guide accurate assembly.
Important markings include:
- Grainlines
- Seam allowances
- Necklines
- Armholes
- Hems
- Side seams and side-seam notches
- Front and back panel notches
- Center back
- Zipper notch
- Side-slit notch
- Frill corner and panel-seam notches
- Waist
- Darts
- Crotch
- Inseams
- Pocket openings and pocket notches
- Pocket bottom
Cutting Layout
The ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern guide provides cutting layouts for both 45" and 60" fabric widths. US size 18 is used for representation in the layout diagrams.
Correct pattern placement helps keep the garment pieces on-grain, while pinning helps maintain accuracy during cutting. The layouts are non-directional, so additional fabric will be required if you use fabric with a nap or directional print.
Fabric Cutting and Preparation
For the ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern, arrange the pieces according to the cutting layout diagrams. Position each piece so that its grainline arrow runs parallel to the selvage.
If you are using fabric shears, trace the pieces before cutting them out. Cut away any pen, pencil, or chalk lines and remember to cut all notches shown along the edges.
Use a marking pen, pencil, or chalk to transfer the markings to the wrong side of the fabric. Transfer all notches, dart markings, and center markings indicated on the pattern.
Seam Allowance
Please follow the seam allowances as indicated on the pattern’s file layers. These are provided specifically for each piece to ensure accurate construction.
This pattern uses 1 cm (3/8”) seam allowance all around, 0.6 cm (1/4”) at the waist of the front bottom and back bottom, armhole and pocket top side, 1.3 cm (1/2”) at the hem of all bodice pieces, and 3.5 cm (1 3/8”) at the hem of the front bottom and back bottom. The armhole binding and waist binding pieces are drafted without seam allowance.
Step-by-Step Sewing Instructions
Top
1. For attaching front bodice pieces
1a. Place the left side front (pattern A) and center front (pattern C) right sides together. Match front left panel notches 1, 2, and 3.
1b. Sew along the left cut-panel seam.
1c. Press the seam open.
1d. Place the right side front (pattern B) on the prepared front bodice. Match front right cut-panel notches 1, 2, and 3. Sew along the front right cut-panel seam.
1e. Press the seams open.
2. For attaching back bodice pieces
2a. Place the right center back (pattern G) and right side back (pattern D) right sides together. Match back right cut-panel notches 1, 2, and 3.
2b. Sew along the back right cut-panel seam.
2c. Press the seam open.
2d. Repeat Steps 2a–2c to attach the left side back (pattern E) to the left center back (pattern F), matching back left cut-panel notches 1, 2, and 3.
3. For attaching side seams of the bodice
3a. Place the prepared front bodice and prepared right back bodice right sides together. Match the side-seam notch and sew along the seamline.
3b. Place the left side of the prepared front bodice and prepared left back bodice right sides together. Align the side seam. Sew from the armhole down to the side-slit notch and backstitch to secure. Leave the seam below the side-slit notch open.
4. For finishing side slit
4a. At the side-slit notch, clip into the seam allowance of both the front and back pieces up to, but not through, the side-seam stitching.
4b. Along each open side-slit edge, fold the raw edge 1/8" (3 mm) toward the wrong side and press. Fold inward again by 1/4" (6 mm) to enclose the raw edge and press.
Edgestitch close to the inner folded edge, sewing from the bottom of one slit edge up to the side-slit notch and then down the opposite slit edge.
5. For attaching zipper and finishing center back
5a. Open the zipper and position the right zipper tape along the right center-back edge with right sides together. Align the zipper coil with the center-back seamline and pin or baste.
Using an invisible zipper foot, stitch close to the zipper coil and stop at the zipper-end marking. Repeat for the left side.
5b. Close the zipper and place the left and right center-back pieces right sides together. Sew the center-back seam, starting 1–2 cm above the zipper end and continuing to the zipper end.
Pivot the fabric and sew horizontally across the bottom of the zipper tape to create an L-shaped stitch line. Sew a few stitches back and forth to secure it firmly.
5c. Sew the remaining center-back seam to finish the center back.
6. For finishing the armhole
6a. With the bodice right side up, place the armhole binding (pattern L) right side down over the armhole so that the right sides are together. Align the raw edges and sew along the armhole seamline.
6b. Press the binding and bodice away from each other, with the seam allowances toward the binding. Understitch through the binding and seam allowances close to the armhole seam without stitching through the bodice.
6c. Turn the binding toward the wrong side of the bodice and press.
6d. Fold the remaining raw edge of the binding 3/8" toward the wrong side and press. Turn the binding completely to the wrong side of the bodice, keeping the folded edge neat.
Edgestitch close to the folded edge to secure the binding. If the binding width seems too large, trim the binding edge before edgestitching as desired.
7. For preparing off-shoulder frill
7a. Place the off-shoulder frill (pattern H) pieces right sides together. Align the outer curves.
7b. Sew along the outer curved edge and both short center-back edges, leaving the inner neckline edge open.
7c. Carefully notch the seam allowance around the curved outer edge at regular intervals without cutting through the stitching. Add more notches around tighter areas of the curve.
8. For attaching prepared off-shoulder frill to bodice
8a. Place the off-shoulder frill on the wrong side of the bodice. Align the inner layer of the frill with the neckline.
Match the center-back ends of the frill with the center-back zipper edges and match each bodice panel seam with its corresponding frill notch. Pin and sew along the seamline, taking care not to sew the outer layer of the frill.
8b. Turn the frill up with the bodice right side up. Fold the seam allowance into the frill.
Turn the raw edge of the outer frill layer under so that its folded edge just covers the previous stitching line. Press and pin.
8c. Edgestitch the folded edge to finish the frill. Pull the frill down on the right side of the bodice and press.
9. For finishing hem
Fold the raw edge of the hem 1/4" (6 mm) toward the wrong side and press. Fold it again by 1/4" (6 mm), enclosing the raw edge, and press.
Edgestitch close to the inner folded edge all around the hem.
Bottom
1. For attaching pockets
1a. Place the side pocket (pattern K) on the front bottom (pattern I) with right sides together. Align the pocket-opening edges and match the pocket notches.
1b. Sew along the pocket-opening seamline.
1c. Press the pocket and front pants away from each other, with the seam allowance toward the pocket. Understitch through the pocket and seam allowances close to the pocket-opening seam.
1d. Turn the pocket toward the wrong side of the front pants and press the pocket opening flat.
1e. Turn the front bottom so that the wrong side is facing up. Fold the pocket in half from the center top with the right side inside. Match the pocket notches and align the pocket-bag edges.
1f. Align the side seams of the pocket and the pocket-bottom curve seamlines. Sew along the bottom curved seamline to create the pocket bag.
1g. Position the completed pocket flat against the wrong side of the front pants. Align the top of the pocket with the waist edge and the side of the pocket with the side seam.
Baste the pocket to the front pants along the waist and side seam within the seam allowance.
Repeat the steps for the other front bottom piece and second side pocket piece.
2. For finishing the darts
Join the two dart legs of the back bottom (pattern J) with right sides together and align the dart seamlines.
Sew along the dart seamline and press the dart toward the center. Repeat for both darts, then repeat the process for the other back bottom piece.
3. For attaching crotch
3a. Place both front bottom pieces right sides together. Align the crotch seamline.
3b. Sew along the seamline. Press the seam open.
3c. Repeat Steps 3a–3b for the back bottom crotch.
4. For attaching side seams
4a. Place the prepared front and back pants right sides together. Align the side seams, matching the waist edges, pocket/side-seam notches, and hems. Pin.
4b. Sew along both side seams. Press the seams.
5. For attaching inseams
Place the front and back pants right sides together. Align the inseam edges of one leg from the hem to the crotch point.
Pin and sew. Repeat for the other leg and press the inseam allowances.
6. For preparing the waist elastic
6a. Cut one 6 mm (1/4") wide elastic band according to the elastic length given in the Final Garment Measurements size chart for your selected size.
Before joining the ends, wrap the elastic around the corresponding area of your body to check that it feels secure but comfortable. Elastic recovery varies, so adjust the length if necessary.
Alternatively, use your waist measurement reduced by 2–4 inches according to your desired tightness. For example, for a 28-inch waist and a regular fit, the guide suggests 26 inches of elastic.
6b. The guide provides two methods for joining the elastic:
i. Butt the elastic ends together without overlapping them. Place a small rectangle of lightweight fabric beneath the join and zigzag across the ends several times.
ii. Add 2 cm (3/4") to the elastic length given in the Final Garment Measurements chart before cutting. Overlap the elastic ends by approximately 1 cm (3/8") and secure with a zigzag stitch, stitching back and forth several times.
7. For preparing waist binding
7a. Place both waist binding (pattern M) pieces right sides together. Align the short side edges.
7b. Sew along the short edges using a 1/4" (6 mm) seam allowance.
7c. Place the prepared elastic band along one long edge on the wrong side of the waistband. Match the elastic and waistband seams and pin at the quarter points.
7d. Sew along the long edge using a 1/4" (6 mm) seam allowance, stretching the elastic evenly between the quarter points to match the waistband as you sew.
8. For finishing waistband
8a. Place the prepared waistband with elastic over the waist edge of the pants with right sides together. Align the waistband edge with the pants waist edge.
Match the waistband seams to the pants side seams and distribute the gathers evenly. Pin and sew around the waist using the indicated seam allowance.
8b. Turn the waistband toward the wrong side of the pants. Fold the remaining raw edge inward by 1/4" (6 mm), placing the folded edge over the waist stitchline. Press and pin.
8c. Edgestitch close to the folded edge of the waistband, stretching the waistband evenly as you sew to secure it and finish the waist.
9. For finishing hem
Fold the hem twice. First, turn the raw edge 1 cm (3/8") to the wrong side and press. Then turn it up again by 2.5 cm (1") along the hemline and press.
Topstitch close to the inner folded edge.
Ready to Sew Your Own Off-Shoulder Top and Straight-Leg Pants Co-ord Set?
The Winslet's ANYA Sewing Pattern combines a statement asymmetric off-shoulder top with comfortable straight-leg pants. The two pieces can be worn together for a coordinated look or separated and paired with other garments in your wardrobe.
As an Easy-level pattern, ANYA introduces a range of useful sewing techniques, including panel seams, an invisible zipper, binding, an off-shoulder frill, side pockets, darts, elastic preparation, and waistband construction.
Get the ANYA Off-shoulder Top and Straight Leg Pants Co-ord Set Sewing Pattern and start sewing your own coordinated two-piece outfit.
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