On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:35:33 -0400, Sara wrote:
Hi everyone! I hope someone can offer me some advice. I'm sewing a pair of
pants and it's my first try a a pattern that isn't one of the "easy" ones.
Here's the issue: my hips are one size smaller than my waist. Can I just
cut on the larger waistline and blend the pattern cutting lines together?
And if that's so, then which crotchline should I use? If I can't do that,
then should I just rely on letting out the waistline darts to make the waist
bigger? TIA!

Got any pants that fit you well? If so, put one leg inside the other, as
if you were going to sew the crotch seam from front to back. Trace off
the "right hip size" pattern, remove the seam allowances from it, and
lay the pattern pieces over your pants that fit. The crotch curve shape
and depth and width, along with total hip circumference, are the hard parts
to fit for pants. The rest can be finagled -- so check to see if that
area is correct for you first.

Kay