My Sewing Space

This is my second attempt at this pattern. The first didn’t turn out all that well. I had major fit issues in the back. Look at all those wrinkles! And this was after taking at least one full inch off of the back inseam. Well, this was like an itch that just needed to be scratched and I was pretty determined to get a better fit. Initially I should have started with a smaller size, but the pattern I was using was now out-of-print. It is nearly impossible to tell what the pants really look like from the picture. Black clothing doesn’t photograph well – even for professionals apparently. The line drawing is much more helpful (click on it for a clearer view). I bought another, very similar pattern in a smaller size ( Vogue 2907 ). I read and studied “Pants for Real People” from Palmer/Pletsch and then was unsure about whether to just continue with the pattern I had already used and made some modifications to or go back to the very beginning and start with 2907. Hmmmm… Since I essentially ...