Update.....
Being a stuborn B***** and resenting paying 20 quid for a pattern and then not being able to use it.
Do you know how many minature gins you can buy for £20?
I persevered until I came up with something wearable!
I lowered the waist, tapered the back pattern pieces from my hip upwards & followed people's suggstions and added darts. I started the elastic gathers an inch in from the side seam to prevent the seam from pulling. I interfaced the waistband where I attached the elastic to give it more stability.
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Still not perfect but for a bottom like mine I think this is as good as it's going to get!
Also when I wear them in the garden .... or perhaps the beach :thumbsup: I won't have the t shirt tucked it.
It will be covering my derriere.
I'll definitely use this pattern to make more shorts this Summer and I may even use it for a pair of wide leg trousers.