| On my most recent pair of pants, I discovered I was about 3” short of having enough fabric to make them. It finally occurred to me that I could piece the pants at the back crotch point, so I laid the fabric out again, and cut out the pants front. Then I laid the pants back on the fabric, with the inseam running right off the cut edge at the upper thigh, and cut them out. I pulled a thread on each of the cropped edges, to get a perfectly straight-of-grain edge, and did the same with two scrap pieces. Then I laid one scrap on each leg, right sides together on the straightened portion, matched the on-grain edges, serged a ¼” seam allowance, pressed the allowances toward the extension, then laid the pattern back over it all and cut out the rest of the crotch point. Worked beautifully – the seam blends so well into the pattern on the fabric that I have to look closely to see it at all. |
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I recently did a similar fix on an armsye point in a lining (the underlayer of fabric shifted after I laid it out and I didn't discover it until I unpinned). It really worked well-you can hardly tell it's there and it kept me from having to cut out another whole jacket back .
6/14/03 11:28 PM
Another technique is mentioned in a recent edition of Australian Stitches, where there was a serious shortage - basically, the writer took a deep tuck down the middle of the pants pieces, then cut some straight strips to add down the outside seams. This was done on a pair of trendy pants with a yoke and low waist so it looked quite good there. It may work as a 'tuxedo stripe' as well in a more formal pair of pants.
7/10/03 11:11 PM
I have seen a bias piece cut and sewn on to add a little "ease" for those of us with fuller body parts. The little triangle is bias (not the pants!)
8/30/04 12:23 PM
Thank you... I read this and thought oh, neat. Time passed and lo, I just laid out pants pattern on wonderful fabric and aaaargh... But, it's okay. Lisa to the rescue. Whew. Thanks again.
10/1/05 4:34 PM
Can we see a picture of this??
9/16/09 5:09 AM
I'll make sure and take photos next time I do it! ;)
9/17/09 6:58 AM