I have attempted to sew a couple of other pants/shorts patterns but the fit was not as good as RTW. I purchased them from Talbots in petite sizes and always a flattering fit. Now that I am retired with a reduced monthly budget, I have not purchased much from them as their prices are rather high. Recently they have been running sales and I did purchase 3 pairs of shorts that will last me for a long time.
For me, there are just a lot of fitting adjustments I have to make, and frustration sets in because one change leads to 2 more changes or undoing a change I made previously.
So these shorts will be my test pattern and going with the size I printed out and see where this leads. I like the look of these shorts because the front waistband is flat with the elastic back waistband.
No pictures to show yet. More later.
How exciting! I wish you all the best, and hope you come out with a pair of well fitting shorts.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Vanessa! So far so good!
DeleteOh how I share your pain. One thing that has helped me immensely is to draft a pants pattern using Connie Crawford's pants fitting book (available through Islander, I think). Now that I have that pattern, it's the base for all other pants patterns as it fits amazingly well. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing that information!
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