I just had a thought ... no need to duck and run for cover. Thinking on Gloria's advice on taking the inseam in by 1/4 inch at a time, I remembered the seam allowance for both the inseam and the side seam is one full inch, to allow for letting out if need be. I sewed both seams at 5/8 inch. Right there is 3/4 inch on each inseam and each side seam that can come out!
I need to do up a fourth mockup to test this ... I have a nice periwinkle blue cotton twill for it. This should be a fun pair.
Oh, as promised, some pics of mockup #2:
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front view, mockup #2 of
McCall's 5142 jeans (size 20) |
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side view of M5142 mockup #2
You can see the pulling at the full hip |
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back view of mockup #2, M5142
in size 20 |
So, y'all can probably see why I went up to a size 22 for the third mockup. The fabric does eventually relax, just a little, but really not much. This is some inherited stash fabric, from hubby's grandmother who died last October. The printing on the selvedge says it was made in 1979! There is a lot of it - perhaps ten yards! - so we think she may have intended them to be curtains. Ah well, this certainly isn't the first time I've used a "home dec" fabric for a garment. I know it won't be the last time, either.
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Hope someone else will chime in on this. I don't profess to be an expert; I can speak only of what I know.
Going up a size certainly did make a difference in the fit.
While it would be nice to hear from an expert, I'm not sure one reads my blog. LOL I'll take comments, suggestions, and commiseration from someone I know has been working on pants fitting a lot longer than I have.
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