Back in May of this year, we moved from a single story apartment to a 3-story townhouse. I also spent the summer getting back into shape, healing a foot/ankle injury, and in general, making health and fitness my main focus. In that time, my body has dramatically changed shape. Climbing significantly more stairs each day and hiking more in the mountains will have an effect. I wear a fitness tracker, and the floors climbed/descended graph from the last 12 months is hilarious!
Unfortunately, all of this came to light when I realized my brand new purple jeans weren’t going to work for me. Although they “fit” because I made alterations using my old block pattern, I was always fidgeting and adjusting the pants, and in the end, I just threw them in the bin because I got so angry. It was then I realized my old duct tape body form and the block pattern I created from the duct tape sloper no longer fit me. I had to start back at square one.
I had already made the fit alterations to the Persephone pants but decided to put the pattern aside for several weeks. I wanted to refocus on getting a good fit on my pants, and I tackled my rigid jeans pattern first because I don’t like being defeated. My jeans pattern was loosely based off Megan Nielsen’s Dawn jeans.
Once I had solved my fit issues, I picked up the Persephone pattern again with a fresh perspective and useful information about how to fit my body.
SIZING
Even though my body shape has dramatically changed, my overall size hasn’t changed one bit. I still have a 38″ bust, 32-33″ waist, and 42-43″ hips. That puts me at a size 14 for the Persephone pant.
FABRIC
I made my final pair in Robert Kaufman 14 wale corduroy. Not sure how I’ll love the pants after wearing them for a couple of days. I know that corduroy likes to sag out pretty badly, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
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