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Enlarged waist and waistband 1.5 in., lengthened back rise .75 in., cut the leg width down a size on all 3 leg pieces, and added 1.5" for the hem. This pattern is for capris, so it's made for very tall women!
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I actually made a muslin this time. I pressed the seams open on this pattern instead of serging them together. Since there are side panels, I wanted all the seams to lie as flat as possible.
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I use this old template to trace the topstitching line on the fly. I really should make a better one on of these days!
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Installing the zipper. This pattern has a flap under one side just like RTW. It takes a little longer, but looks nice!
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I had to piece my tricot interfacing to make sure the stretch was in the right direction. Bias cutting takes so much fabric and interfacing!
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Clover Chaco Liner is the best thing I've found for marking dark fabrics. This is a bottomweight stretch gabardine from Emma One Sock. Very nice!
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Sew the pockets on with a 1/4" SA to keep them from poking out. Sew the side SA at 5/8". It should look like this before you press the seams open.
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My nice Emma One Sock fabric had seam show-through after pressing on a scrap, so I knew I would need press cloths to press the seams open.
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Using the clear foot with guide on my cover stitch machine. I cover stitched the seams for interest, and to hold down the seam allowances.
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The instructions had the zipper opening on the left, so I reversed the instructions. To avoid confusion, I marked L and R on the fly.
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I had to cut the zipper down to 6 inches. I used the button sewing feature on the machine to make a stop at the end.
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I had a pucker on at the end of the zip when I sewed it top to bottom. I started over, bottom to top and that worked much better. Had to have all that bulk of fabric to the right though.
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I pin right into the ironing board then press the edges, taking out the pins as I go. Especially handy on curves like this waistband.
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I like the way the extra underlap for the zipper is on this pattern, just like RTW. Should have placed it a little higher. Some of my serger stitches show.
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I like the pocket placement in these pants. They are in the forward seam of the panel and stay in place better than side seam pockets.
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Front. This was a capri pattern that I added length for pants, but not enough length! I need another inch and a half to wear with other shoes..
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Boy, this Burda pattern is not a good fit for me. Look at all the under-the-butt wrinkles! Can't deal with this.
