Wednesday, January 30, 2013

I think I like these pants!

They're nice and comfy. And they're green!

 An improvement on the muslin, I think! What I did this time is:
  • shortened the pants above the crotch another half inch, bringing the total adjustment to one inch front and back--so 2 inches total from the crotch length.
  • repeated the 5/8 inch shave off the back insem from crotch to knee
  • I widened the pants legs. Don't ask me how. First I added too much, then I whittled away until they looked right.
  • since they were too big the first time, I made a 14 instead of a 16, still with the one inch removed from top to bottom on the back.
  • I took off the extra I added at the waist for the muslin and instead didn't sew the darts in the back.
  • I used happy green corduroy.
I am so emboldened, I am going to use another pants pattern for the next pair:


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If they work out well, I'm going to pose that way too. Not!!

8 comments:

  1. Great pants - you have achieved a good fit - LOVE the colour. Good job.

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    1. Thanks! And beleive me, there's not a lot of color around here lately!

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  2. Nice. Pants fitting is a process. Some pulling of hair and gnashing of teeth, too! Looks like a good fit from my vantage point. I continued to work on my muslin and am now happy with it. Hope to get a real pair of pants made over the weekend. Good challenge!

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    1. I feel a bit of trepidation with using a different pattern for the next pair! I will be making another muslin. Hopefully, I'll can finish this weekend too, since the pants real pants relly don't take that long.
      (My husband said thanks for the chips).

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  3. Oh go on. You can ham up the next pic. It's your blog.
    Love the green pants a lot. They fit so nicely. I bet you're happy with these now.

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    1. I could try that pose except I don't have any shoes like that!!

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  4. Cute pants - Love them on you -and you've done a great job!

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