tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post3915326711223253863..comments2024-03-28T09:14:59.192-04:00Comments on La Sewista!: Pants Again!Bunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-48385961062539739812011-01-20T13:56:24.859-05:002011-01-20T13:56:24.859-05:00I love a good pair of pinstriped pants! Good luck ...I love a good pair of pinstriped pants! Good luck with the refashion!Tanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073735708031525696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-29560759813481824422011-01-13T16:52:30.849-05:002011-01-13T16:52:30.849-05:00Glad your silk velvet top turned out better than m...Glad your silk velvet top turned out better than my wadder! I had about 1/2 yd left over, which I washed and dried and made into a skirt for DD. <i>That</i> worked.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16245730088359572839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-68579262878683011572011-01-13T07:16:35.472-05:002011-01-13T07:16:35.472-05:00I do want to remove the 4 pleats, which are fairly...I do want to remove the 4 pleats, which are fairly deep and put in two small darts for my tummy. This will clearly take more than one muslin. It will be interesting to see what happens to that side seam. Thanks so much, Claire, for your imput. It is very appreciated.Bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672695141031447916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871855805349050304.post-83258148933511937852011-01-13T06:11:13.017-05:002011-01-13T06:11:13.017-05:00OK - you know me....I can't resist a pair of p...OK - you know me....I can't resist a pair of pants. I think you're right in starting with "good bones" of a pattern here...and really on those pleats, thing about them as darts, although you may want to slash and rotate the waistline in a little...using possibly the mid-thigh region as the pivot point - if you need pictures (and you may very well after that description - let me know). This (adding/subtracting pleats) is one of my fav variations on a basic pant pattern.<br /><br />And on the side seam, I think once you take out all that fullness in front, that will return that side seam to more of a "centered" side seam. At the least, I'd see what the muslin does after you take out the pleats.<br /><br />You know i just assumed that's what you were going to do is take out the pleats...if not, then you do have to take out some of the front side seam and add to the back, to make that seam more vertical on the side. <br /><br />Love what you're doing.ClaireOKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794385586295229490noreply@blogger.com