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From: Skye
Date: 10-27-2004, 02:09 AM (1 of 3)
Yahoo!! I have had to spend today waiting for DH to get flights etc so that he can get home pick up clean clothes and then fly out again to see his mum who is very unwell. Rather than mope around I decided that I would try out the Burda pants pattern I bought a few weeks ago. I have to say that getting pants to fit are the #^%@* of my sewing life and nail my feet to the floor if I say that I am going out to try RTW that really just leads to a tired and depressed Skye!. My measurements waist 30 and hip 40 so I cut a size 16 in Burda 2938 I added 3/4" to the front in seam and to length of the centre front seam to allow for my tummy fluff. I used some cheap suiting $2US I bought at a closing down sale. cut out and tried on and I could have probably worn them-certainly better than what I have now. DS was home studying for exams and he set up his digital camera so that I could view my backside on our TV screen there was still some excess in the inner back thigh but no smiles or frowns in the front I didn't need the extra length in the front seam. I did think they were a bit full in side so removed about 1/2" down the side seams front and back below my hip where the fit was perfect > Also not tight over my thighs when I walked - one happy Skye  I did do that wedge(dart) type alteration just under the crotch line on the back as per Sandra Betzina and that removed the extra fabric. So I stitched that like a dart, unpicked the darts etc and fused the fabric pieces to interfacing. So now I cant wait to try the pattern out on some "real" fabric". Sorry this is so long but i had to share. There is hope for some good fitting pants for work on my horizon.Skye |
User: Skye
Member since: 09-28-2000 Total posts: 233 |
From: MaryW
Date: 10-27-2004, 08:58 AM (2 of 3)
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Skye, that's great. Do you mean you put a dart under the crotch line in the pants back? How did you do this. I always have a little too much fullness there as well. I have never been able to do a reduction successfully. MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Skye
Date: 10-27-2004, 04:53 PM (3 of 3)
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Yes Mary The detail on how to alter the pattern is described in Sandra Betzina's Fast Fit. I am not good at doing word pictures but here goes. Inner leg seam just below crotch curve usually cut the pattern perpendicular to the grain line stopping just short of the out leg seam. over lap the in leg seam 1/2 inch which takes 1" out of the seam.Since I was sewing a muslin up I just sewed a dart into the fabric so I could keep it for my master pattern. I sew the inner seam with the front on the feed dogs and ease the extra fabric into that upper thigh area. Now another adaption which I found in a threads magazine September 2004 number 114. which does a similar alteration in the centre back seam That involved pinching the centre back seam horozontally level with the fullest part of your rear to create a dart which tapers to side seam. I tried this out on a pair of pull on stretch jeans I made last week I have made this pattern several times and could never get rid of the wrinkles I tried that on an old pair and it worked so sewed up new pair and much improved I forgot however to add length to the centre back seam at the waist so it rides down a bit but hey my rear end looks ok and I dont tuck tops in so all is hidden. On the road to wrinkle free rear ends  Skye |
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Member since: 09-28-2000 Total posts: 233 |
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