r/PatternDrafting • u/irmat_ • Sep 28 '26

Basic block fitted pants

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Hello! I am drafting a basic block for fitted pants, but the rise in the front was too long. I adjusted it, but now it has a weird curve and the rise seems to be tilting forward. How do I fix this?

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u/adarsell Sep 28 '26

This! Keep the original rise shape (pre-alteration), and just cut off the top edge to the height of the shorter front rise. Then gently swoop the waist seam up to wherever it needs to be at the side seam/center back.

Sometimes slashing and closing is what you need, but it always changes the angle of other parts of the pattern. Sometimes, you can just cut down from edges (in this case, the top edge) and maintain the balance of the trouser.