Quote Originally Posted by The Wizard of BC
If I can suggest another method.


rip out only enough waistband to be able to turn it inside out.

Mark the amount of waistband that needs to be removed and turn the waistband inside out. Cut out or iron flat the excess fabric leaving enough seam allowance to sew it back together.
Steve,

Thanks for your time and expertise on this. I follow your logic on this but I don't quite understand what you mean by turning the waistband inside out. Are you saying fold the waistband under a bit (pushing from the sides toward the center) to account for the extra fabric? Sorry for being dense.

Dale