I was wondering if anyone has made pants using the Purrfection #1038 pants pattern. It says it addresses the two main figure types,pears and apples and has designed these pants to fit. If it will make it easier to get a good fit I would like to buy it. See it here:
Dear Elaine,
I wasn't very impressed by the models. None of their pants fits the way they should.
Please understand that pants are very easy to make, but a bear to fit. Once you have a pattern that fits your figure, you can use it over and over. I've had mine for years, and aside from having to make it larger and smaller as my weight changes, it is basically the same pattern I developed in college in the late seventies/early eighties.
I have what I call an "H" figure; the same from midriff to hip. Pleated trousers suit my figure type best, and I have made so many, I think I could do it my sleep.
Take careful measurements. Hip, natural waist, inseam, outseam, crotch length (I do that one front to back, then divide it in half, then add two inches to the front (because my belly is bigger than my butt), and deduct two inches from the back. Most people do the reverse, but for my shape, the extra in front works.
The first thing you do when you make your muslin in press a crease in the front by folding the front leg in half lengthwise up to the knee. This marks the center front of the leg. Do the same thing for the back legs. These creases are the grainlines, and must stay straight and down the center of each leg throughout fitting. Then pinch, slash--whatever is necessary to make them fit. They should fit high up in the crotch, and hang straight from the butt with no wrinkles. The front should fit smoothly, without pooches or wrinkles.
Once the muslin is fitted, mark the seams by rubbing them with a wide marker, then rip them apart and remove the seam allowances. Make sure you don't stretch them, and make a permanent pattern, adding back the seam allowances once they are drawn.
Good luck!! There's nothing as satisfying as wearing a pair of perfect pants.
Teri
Teri, Thanks for your quick reply. I had altered a pants pattern in the past and it took me quite a while to get it right. Now that my figure has changed (not for the better) I had hoped for a shortcut but I guess it's back to the drawing board to redo the pattern.
Elaine
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