Hello Sailor Pants--HotPatterns 1016

Back in Feburary 2009 I made these pants.  I have worn them once since making them, because they have absolutely no stretch to them, and I have to be having a non-bloated day for them to be comfortable.  Since I made them, I have wanted to make a pair in denim.  A few months ago, fabric.com had some denim on sale so I ordered some.  It is 100% cotton, so it has no stretch.  I used the same size 10 from before, but I changed my seams from 5/8" to 3/8" so that the pants this time around would be a little more comfortable.   I absolutely love this pattern and it is well-written, except for one part that I found confusing.  I borrowed that pic from Erica and,  I am so thankful that Erica posted a tutorial on how to handle this part of the instructions.  If you make these pants and find yourselves scratching your head, I highly suggest you look at her tutorial.
   The only alteration I made other than the smaller seam allowance is that I lengthened them by 4 inches at the knee.  I am not incredibly tall, but I love to wear high heels, and I knew from making them before that they needed to be lengthened for heels.   

front view

Back view

Now, readers, I need your honest opinions.  What do you think of the fit of the rear end and legs of these pants?  In the pattern picture, they look more fitted, but I know that is just a drawing.  They "feel" like they fit well in the rear, but do the legs look a little loose to you right under the rear?  I could just say I was going for the slouchy look, I suppose.    I used 1/8" inch sliver eyelets.  It was so hard to find these eyelets.  I could not find them anywhere locally, so I ordered them from etsy.  I used a shoestring for the tie in the back.

back closeup

I used buttons from my local fabric store.  I thought they were perfect jeans buttons.  In these pics on my monitor, the denim looks charcoal gray, but they are a medium blue denim.

 front closeup

I hope all of you had a Happy Thanksgiving.  My husband cooked our entire Thanksgiving dinner--ham, dressing, dumplings, beans, and corn. All I did was make tea and slice the cranberry sauce. 

I am so excited over these pants that I am almost through making another pair from a Burda pattern.  I just need to put some fasteners on the front and hem them.  I will show them to you soon.