My cat likes to sleep on the ironing board. Because of this, I seem to have a lot of golden hairs on my new black pants! I must invest in more pet hair removers :-)
I finally finished these black pants. I think I really like them after making some adjustments. I lowered the crotch seam about 3/4", let out the seam at the butt for more room, and narrowed the legs about 4" in circumference on both! I think they would still benefit from taking them in a little more at the knees. I started these pants with a size 16 to cover my 40+" hips, but maybe I would have been better of to start with a 14 and then just let out a little at the hip.
I would definitely make these again. I'm wearing them today, so we'll see how much I love them by the end of the day. Here are some pix:
It's hard to see in black, but the fit is pretty good in the back. I lengthened the darts about 3/8" because I have a low butt. I like the fit of the wider waistband/yoke
These pants have a separate "yoke" piece sewn on the pocket so that you can use thinner fabric for the pocket and still have the right look on the front of your pants.
Here is the inside construction. I really like the look you get with the separate fly
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Black Pants
Posted by Nancy Winningham at 6:53 AM
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8 comments:
What a beautiful sewing job -- the inside is as nice as the outside!
Those are beautiful. I wish I had more of a desire to sew pants. I have been pulling cat hair off my skirt all morning. My kitty likes to lay at my feet in my sewing room when I am at the machine. Somehow, his hair just floats onto my fabric.
Nice pants, really.
For the cat hair, I suggest you put on your dish washing gloves and rub the board with it. It works really well, and is far cheaper than pet hair remover...
Your pants are really nice-looking. I like the whimsical fabric inside the waistband - nice touch!
Nice work on those pants. They look like a good fit. Love the inside! They almost want to be worn inside out!
Beautiful job on those pants!
Fabulous pants Nancy! They look to fit you very well.
They look great - the insides are really well done!
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