How to make trousers that fit?

[sewingj]

JP - that is a brilliant explanation and I think that is pretty much what I was trying to do - but after fiddly about for ages I did end up chucking the offending trousers in the bin.  I had got the tummy looking reasonably ok but then the legs and crotch area were really baggy and I couldn`t face messing about with them any more. 

Maybe I`ll have another bash one day  - but not in the near future!

(I`m sure your instructions will be really helpful for others though)

[justpottering]

It might be that whichever pattern you used would also need adjustment in those areas too it took me ages to find some that worked for the rest of me so that only the tummy needed adjustment its a lot of frustration but once you find the pair its great 

I also use the same techniques when making tops, to make the centre front longer so that it goes over the tum and looks level with the back when on rather than riding up in the front