I made up this stinkin’ cute Style Arc Sally Jean skirt very shortly after Christmas, but somehow was unable to manage adding the buttonhole and attaching the jeans button fastener. I am not going to say it was because I ate too many Christmas cookies, and was unable to comfortably zip up the thing. Time….
Pants
Time for new jeans: Jalie 2908
I love making my own jeans. Oftentimes sewn garments are more expensive than purchased garments, but jeans are one item where you actually can save a little money. And they are fun to sew! My preferred pattern is Jalie 2908. If you venture over to PatternReview.com you will find many reviews of this jean pattern,…
Style Arc Claudia Stretch Woven Pant
Pants! Is there anything harder to fit than pants? Easy to sew, hard to fit properly. Dear readers, I am in heaven. I stitched up a pair of Style Arc Claudia pants last week before heading to my annual fall sewing retreat. I decided I would throw caution to the wind and…
#%$& Jeans zipper
Sometimes sewing is an exercise in patience. And I don’t have much! I had a new pair of jeans nearly finished – they just needed the waistband, belt loops, and a button and buttonhole. I was shortening the metal zipper so I wouldn’t have unnecessary little metal teeth in the waistband, and …… you can…
Pants with lots of topstitching
Jeans! They are just pants with lots of top-stitching, right? I must be a glutton for top-stitching – I love making my DH’s dress shirts and am having loads of fun experimenting with making jeans. I don’t have the pattern fitting right yet, partially because I keep playing around with different fabrics (stretch, non-stretch, different amounts…
Jalie 968 jeans – cutting layout craziness
I am experimenting with a variety of jeans patterns in my quest for perfect fitting jeans. I am pretty darn happy with the Jalie 2908 jeans – designed for stretch denim – but I also decided to try the straight leg Jalie 968 jeans. Maybe because I like to support pattern companies so much. 😉…