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✨🎄 Your New Holiday Evening Trouser: Sheer, Flowing, Refined

❄️A graceful two-layer drape perfect for winter parties ❄️, theatre nights 🎭, and elegant dinners 🍽️.

If you want an outfit that feels special the moment you slip it on, the Palazzo Pants inside your Sewing Pattern Secrets Database ✂️👗 are the perfect make for the holiday season — Christmas celebrations 🎄, Thanksgiving gatherings 🦃, Advent concerts 🎶, and every festive moment in between.

These trousers feature a signature two-layer design:
a sheer, floaty outer layer that catches the glow of Christmas lights ✨🎄…
paired with a smooth, opaque layer beneath that keeps everything polished and comfortable 🤍.

The result is eveningwear that moves beautifully — graceful, elegant, and festive without being fussy.
The kind of pant that makes you take one extra twirl 💃 beside the Christmas tree before heading out the door.

And here’s the fun part…

Intermediate sewists can also create a simplified version by sewing only the outer layer with a mid-weight opaque fabric 🧵.
It’s quicker, still luxurious, and carries that soft, holiday-ready drape the pattern is known for.

Perfect for:

  • Christmas parties 🎄

  • Winter celebrations ❄️

  • Theatre nights 🎭

  • Candlelit Christmas dinners 🍽️🕯️

  • Holiday concerts 🎶

  • New Year’s gatherings ✨

  • Any festive evening where elegance matters 👗

Pair them with a sequined holiday shell ✨, a velvet wrap 💙, or a fitted blouse — the trousers bring the movement, the glow, and the elegance.

👉 Log into your Sewing Pattern Secrets Database 📁 and open the Palazzo Pants pattern.
Your holiday outfit is waiting — and you’ll be wearing it before the weekend is over 🎁.

Love the blouse in the photo?

If you’re thinking, “Where do I get that beautiful top?” — it’s inside Design Secrets 🪡, our premium designer-level program.

If you don’t have Design Secrets yet, this is the ideal time of year to add it — you’ll get the blouse pattern plus a full library of couture-inspired lessons perfect for holiday sewing 🎄✨👗.

Palazzo Pants from SPS Database, Blouse from Design Secrets

🌿 For the Intermediate or Advanced Sewists:

An alternative for Intermediates ~ to sew the outer layer only. But use a mid-weight opaque fabric.

Result? A pair of pants that looks breezy, pulled-together, and perfect for:

  • Spring outings

  • Weekend markets

  • Resort wear (yes, even over a bathing suit)

🌙 For the Advanced Sewist:

Here’s where the pros separate from the crowd:
Layer two fabrics — a sheer outer and a soft lining — and you’ve got elevated formal pants worthy of evening events or cocktail parties. Use a rolled hem on the chiffon for a finished look.

💡 Pro Tip: Watch for static. Test your fabrics in-store or check fiber blends before you commit.

🧵 Pattern Highlights:

✔️ Invisible side zipper
✔️ Partially lined with sheer overlay options
✔️ Shorter lining for movement and dimension
✔️ Works across Spring, Summer, and Fall

Fabric Requirements:

Construction 2 lightweight fabrics: Lightweight for Outer and Lining: Georgette, China Silk, Plissé, Crinkle, silk scarf-weight), Challis, Rayon, Lightweight Stretch Wovens (up to 3% spandex), Poly/Cotton blends.

🧷 Notions Needed:

📌 Do You Already Have This Pattern?

✅ If you’re a Sewing Pattern Secrets member, log in and start sewing! This one is already waiting for you inside the database.

🚀 If you haven’t grabbed the database yet, now’s the time.

📌 Sizes & Fit Guide

The Palazzo Pant is tailored for a flowing, draping elegant fit.

📏 Sizes Available: 14X – 24X
Waist Measurements: 35” – 45”
Hip Measurements: 44” – 54”

💡 Sewist Tip:
There is 3.5 cm of wearing ease. This top is not oversized. If you’re between sizes or working with a fabric that lacks stretch, size up!

So, are you sewing one this weekend?

✅ If you already have access, log in and get started!
🚀 If not, grab the database before the price increases!

Warmly,

Margie Vaudreuil
Founder, Sewing Pattern Secrets

P.S.

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Reply to this email or tag us in your photos—your work might even get featured! 💕 

🎀 For a Chic & Casual Look:

Kitten Heels – A low, sophisticated heel that’s easy to wear but still elegant. (Try Manolo Blahnik Maysale or J.Crew Sophia Kitten Heel.)

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