Using what I learned from my first pair of pants, I decided to try another pair with some modification. My first pair, although wearable, needed some work. The waist was to big, the hips were to full, the legs to wide, ect. The second pair I wanted to fix all of that. So I pulled out my tracing paper and using the correct measurements, drew up another pattern. I wasn't sure how to go about narrowing the leg, so following the Sure Fit master pattern, I drew seam lines for 13 sizes and sewed the tracing paper together until I got to my desired width. I'm thinking I could probably go down another inch or so and I found this video to be helpful for future reference, but I have other issues to take care of first.
I realized from these pics that I have a tilted waist and need to make the front quite a bit shorter than the back. Which also affects my crotch curve, giving me a very short front curve and a long back curve. I measured using a crotch-o-meter and found my front is 13" and my back is 22". Looking at these pants that means I need to raise the center back about an inch, and add a 1/2" to 5/8" to the back crotch point. Hopefully that will take care of the little wedgie and bring my waistband up over the top of my underwear. The other issue I'm having and I didn't notice it on the first pair until they were done, is the inseam pulls up. You can really see it in the back view. I tried to correct it by putting a wedge in the inseam to lengthen it, but that just made it worse because I had all this extra fabric in the inner thigh. Turns out I did the opposite of what I should of done. I need to take a wedge out at the side seam. Here Glenda shows how to fix this.
This pair fits pretty well in the waist and hips, if I can take care of the back crotch issues I think I getting close to where I want to be.
I realized from these pics that I have a tilted waist and need to make the front quite a bit shorter than the back. Which also affects my crotch curve, giving me a very short front curve and a long back curve. I measured using a crotch-o-meter and found my front is 13" and my back is 22". Looking at these pants that means I need to raise the center back about an inch, and add a 1/2" to 5/8" to the back crotch point. Hopefully that will take care of the little wedgie and bring my waistband up over the top of my underwear. The other issue I'm having and I didn't notice it on the first pair until they were done, is the inseam pulls up. You can really see it in the back view. I tried to correct it by putting a wedge in the inseam to lengthen it, but that just made it worse because I had all this extra fabric in the inner thigh. Turns out I did the opposite of what I should of done. I need to take a wedge out at the side seam. Here Glenda shows how to fix this.
This pair fits pretty well in the waist and hips, if I can take care of the back crotch issues I think I getting close to where I want to be.
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