Front Fly Zip Tutorial 

Thank you! I saved this video for reference as I need it. I LOVE these impromptu sewing lessons. Please continue to bless us with more.

You’re a great teacher. Love your videos!

Great tutorial with lots of helpful tips, Whitney! I prefer a grown on fly shield, too-so much easier.

Thanks for the detailed fly instructions. Really helped out

Thanks so much for this tutorial. Just what I needed!

Thank you for your explanation on why some ladies zippers are folded in a different direction. I thought my pattern was wrong and was totally confused.😅. Love your tutorials!

Thank you! I’ve never done a fly front but will now. Have a fabulous day Whitney 🌺

I ve been. Sewing along. I've got the zipper in! I had many picking to do! I got on the video and got it in! Now I will go to the next sew pant video! So pleased!

So glad I found this. Stuck on Uplands. 😝. I always like your videos.

Thank you so much for this video. The pattern instructions were definitely not brilliant and your video has just made everything come together. Now on to Part II to finish off the pants (trousers on my side of the pond!).

This tutorial is the reason I subscribed.

My first time doing a fly front. I couldn't make head nor tail of the pattern and so I took to RU-vid and found your tutorial. I wouldn't say I did a perfect job but the job is done! Thank you so much.

When watching I see your good instruction. Wanting to keep so may watch again. Got my zipper in and looks so good! I'm very proud of these pants as they fit snug and needed a 1/2 taking out at zipper dot. Need to do this when cutting out can't do it now that they are sewn. Did fit and tried pant on as sewed side and back. Thank you for the tutorial on all sewn pieces.

You should really offer classes. You're awesome!

Thanks Whitney, you saved me buying the expansion pack for the Lander pants, great tutorial x

This video is amazing, I wish I'd watched it before i tried to follow some badly written instructions and had to unpick and start again!

Ive been searching for a simple yet practical tutorial, for ages, thank you for this one. So helpful and clear. Thanks for informing us on the exact seam allowances to follow. Although I do not own the pattern, I was able to deduct it through trial and error. Perhaps the exact measurements of these fly pieces can be added to a future updated version of this video. Regardless, I finally lost my fear of making pants out of lack of zip fly pattern knowledge . I thank you immensely. Xoxox

Thanks for this. So many questions answered. Hope you and your family had a blessed Easter.

Great explanation Whitney! Thank you for referring me to this tutorial. I'm going to be making the New Look N6643 and your tips and visuals will be valuable. Liz

I Love this. I will be referring back to this tutorial my times. Thx

I love your earrings!

This was perfect!!! Thank you

Great tutorial Whitney 👌....now I can try to attempt some zipped trousers at last, and have a great tutorial to refer back to...thanks so much 😁💝👍😘

Whitney, thanks for the useful info. I have only put a zipper into a dress/skirts & replaced many zippers in jeans. Take care, God Bless.

Brilliant. You are a fantastic teacher.

Thank you so very much

Thanks. I almost get it but having problem of clearing my mind of old ways I was taught. They never worked.

Love this video! I would love for you to do a video on how to do a full seat adjustment when you put out the pant sew along. I know that there are a few out there but none of them really address what to do when there are pleats or back pockets that can become distorted with many of the common wedge or cut and spread methods.

Haya. thank u for showing this.I have currently on my table to sew, the Landers & I have never sewn a fly. Thanku for sharing. Anna. x

I have ti save this, Whitney.I so enjoy your wonderful video instruction.

Thanks for this detailed tutorial

Great tutorial..... and I love that top on you, it really suits. X

Hello, i hope it is ok to still ask a question even though the video was posted 4 years ago. I followed your tutorial but my zipper is very visible on the outside and not hidden behind the flyshield like on your finished item. Now I haven't closed the waistband yet because I am hoping there is still a way to fix it. How do I prefend this next time and how can I fix it this time?

Really helpful. I was just looking at this pattern. One question: I would instinctively have tried to line the zipper teeth up with the seam opening - like when you are making cushions. But I think you offset it a bit, when you lined the edge up its the overlocked edge. Have I got that right?

Thank you for this! I just finished a jeans and in the pattern the fly shield was inserted before the top stitching on the front. That was way more difficult because i had to pull the shield out f the way while top stitching, but i still caught it on the back and it was a mess😥! Now it is clear, how i can make it easier and better!

Great tutorial 👏👏

Seems to me there is a lot of seam allowances over tummy area if you have to sew on the fly extension. If the pattern fits so well, wouldn’t it be worth the time to just add that portion to existing pattern?

Hi Whitney! I hope you had a great 4th! This was a super helpful tutorial. The first time I sewed this pattern was my first fly zip and I followed the printed directions, so it was quite the challenge. Second time around, with your video by my side, it was *much* easier. So thank you! Thank you for taking the time to video tape it, I really appreciate it. I do have a question for you. I have sewn this pattern twice now and both times the fly barely covers the zipper. I am not certain how to get the zip to fall farther away from the opening. And how to gauge that while I'm sewing (both times I didn't realize the issue until the zipper was totally done and I can't bring myself to rip it all out and start over). I used jeans zippers which are larger, but even still, I think the zipper teeth should be in the middle of the fly like my RTW pants. Thanks in advance!

Thank you once again for this tutorial. My next project also includes a zip. Less adventurous, a sleeping bag for a doll.

Great, thank you. 😉

I've tried multiple times and cannot make sense of it I had to go to other tutorials to make sense of this. Edit: I'mma place it down and retry this video tomorrow.

Should one wish to add a fly how wide would it need to be? Love the video and thank you for all you do for us.

Thanks for this tutorial. I think you could explain things better if you could use both hands.

Thanks for the video, it was a big help. A few suggestions for future videos: this is NOT a sew-a-long video. When giving instructions it would be helpful if you didn’t talk so much. If a viewer misses a step they have to listen to unnecessary chatter which can be very frustrating.

Am I the only one who feels like I’m on a rollercoaster trying to watch this? Please get an overhead stable support for your camera. It’s such a great video, it deserves a more professional approach. Feeling queasy.

I am so disappointed, i was using this pattern and got stuck on the fly. I have cut trouser patterns and cut them in the past, but the instructions for this just became unintelligible, so when i found this video i thought it would pick up from where i was stuck and i would be able to make the pattern work. However, you (no doubt sensibly because the pattern is rubbish) were using a different method which because i was half way through their method didn’t work for me. Now i just don’t know what to do, i have a total mess. Why is this pattern called Simplicity, but it isn’t? Not your fault i know, but i really thought you were going to take me through the patterns method. I am making expensive pinstriped wool trousers for my daughter’s 17th and i have ruined them.