Motion sports shorts with contoured yoga waistband and underlay shorties sewing pattern

For the shorts: for casual activities and light exercising choose light to medium weight fabrics like cotton voile, tencel, linen blends and similar fabrics. For regular and high intensity exercising use special athletic quick drying fabrics like peach skin, woven nylon fabrics, non stretch / low stretch mesh, nylon poplin, nylon dobby and similar fabrics. For the shorties and waistband: light to medium weight knit fabrics with at least 50% horizontal and vertical stretch and medium recovery like performance, athletic and swim fabrics, Cotton Lycra and similar.

140-150 cm / 55-60 in wide fabric SHORTS (if using DIFFERENT fabric for binding) US 0-8 0.8 m / 7/8 yd US 10-20 0.9 m / 1 yd US 22-30 1.2 m / 1 1/3 yds SHORTS (if using the same fabric for binding) (optional pockets can be cut with all given yardage) US 0-8 1m / 1 1/8 yds US 10-20 1.3 m / 1 1/2 yds US 22-30 1.8 m / 2 yds SHORTIES Short length (underlay) US 0-8 0.45 m / 1/2 yd (waistband main fabric can be cut with given yardage) US 10-20 0.45 m / 1/2 yd US 22-30 0.9 m / 1 yd (waistband can be cut with given yardage) SHORTIES Medium length (underlay) US 0-8 0.45 m / 1/2 yd (waistband main fabric can be cut with given yardage) US 10-20 0.45 m / 1/2 yd US 22-30 1.1 m / 1 1/4 yd (waistband can be cut with given yardage) SHORTIES Long length (underlay) US 0-8 0.5 m / 2/3 yd (waistband main fabric can be cut with given yardage) US 10-20 0.5 m / 2/3 yd US 22-30 1.1 m / 1 1/4 yd (waistband can be cut with given yardage) WAISTBAND MAIN 0.2 m / 1/4 yd WAISTBAND LINING 0.2 m / 1/4 yd BINDING US 0-6 0.45 m / 1/2 yd US 8-30 0.7 m / 3/4 yd

7-15 mm / 1/4-5/8 in wide clear or lightweight knitted elastic for stabilizing the waist equal to your waist measurement plus 10cm / 4 in (zippered pocket) one or two 15 cm / 6 in soft nylon zippers / invisible zippers (zippered pocket) two strips of fusible interfacing 35 mm / 1 3/8 in wide and 30 cm / 12 in long (zippered pocket) (optional) wash away tape to prevent the zipper from moving while sewing Polyester / Cotton threads (optional) Matching overlocker threads, preferably wooly nylon stretch overlocking thread