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Expert: Sharon Vogel - 5/18/2009


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hello,
I have probably bitten off more than I can chew, but I've agreed to make hiking pants for my son-in-law.  I haven't bought the pattern yet, but I'm almost positive the pattern doesn't call for a gusseted crotch, which is in hiking pants in the stores.  How do I do this without a pattern for it?

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Dear Beverly,
I found a pattern for cargo pants at the following link that has the gusseted crotch.  You might consider ordering this pattern to make things easier for yourself.  http://www.rockywoods.com/Fabrics-Hardware-Patterns-Kits/Pants-and-Shorts-Sewing...

The pattern can be either pants or shorts because it has the zip off leg feature.  This website also sells some outdoor type fabrics if you were interested in anything like that.

Good luck and happy sewing,

Sharon

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Sharon Vogel

Expertise

I can answer general sewing questions as well as tailoring, heirloom, menswear, children's wear, craft sewing, quilting and just about any fabric or notion. I can also help with some sewing machine repair and maintenance.

Experience

I started sewing at the age of 3...thanks to my mom and grandmother, and I am now in my fifties. Home economics classes in junior high and high school helped me to finesse my skills.

Education/Credentials
Palmer and Plesch tailoring class Basically, self-taught...give me the instructions and I will figure it out and then make it better!

Awards and Honors
A few blue ribbons at fairs along the way

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