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Fitting Adjustments

In this video, you’ll learn some helpful fitting adjustments for the Iggy pants.

Lengthen or Shorten

You can adjust the length of the rise and the leg to suit your personal preference.

Hip Width

You can increase or decrease the width at the hips. This is an alternative to grading between sizes.

And here are some additional fitting resources if you need them:

Learn to Sew Barrel Pants

Here’s what you’ll need for this project:


  • Iggy pattern

  • All-purpose polyester sewing thread

  • sewing machine needle

  • point turner

  • coil zipper

  • two 1/2” buttons

  • 1 1/2” elastic

  • lightweight fusible interfacing

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