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Sewing my first ever pair of Jeans

January 21, 2018 By: SewIsta5 Comments

I always struggle to find jeans that fit properly, usually its only the most expensive ones that look somewhat decent.  This week I decided it was finally time to make myself some Jeans.  The folks at Sew Altered is running a 2 month “workshop” on fitting casual pants.  Katie had some good suggestions for Jeans patterns & choosing your size in this post, I was inspired.  Project two for my #2018rtwfast, here we come.

Jeans Front View1

Which Jeans Pattern to choose…

I chose the Jalie 2908 Jean pattern, it’s a bootleg jean pattern and is supposed to flatter my inverted triangle figure.  Bonus as I like wearing bootleg jeans 😉  The Jalie 2908 comes in a regular waist & low waist version and I cut the latter.

I ran into my 1st problem having to choose the size.  According to Katie’s blogpost you should pick your size based upon your hip measurement.  But mine was 1cm bigger than a 6 and 2cm smaller than a 7.  After picking the brains of fellow members in the Sew Altered & Capsule wardrobe facebook groups, I decided to start with a size 6 and see how it goes.

Then I ran into my 2nd problem, I only had 1m of stretch jean fabric.  So I made shorts!  It is summer here after all and I don’t have jean shorts…well now I do!

Jeans Back View1The Construction

To compensate for the fact that I chose to cut out a size which is technically to small for me, I sewed the side seams at only 0.5cm from the back yoke downwards.  If I hadn’t done this, they would’ve definitely been very tight.  Even now they are quite tight and I’m having some minor fit issues.

Overall I found the construction of the Jalie jeans very similar to other pants with fly’s I have made before.  The only significant difference for me was the way they attach the waistband.  However, I can see why they do it that way.  It definitely makes it easier to do the top stitching and make sure you catch all the layers.

The Details

Before I could even start on the construction I had to decide on top stitching my back pockets.  Off I went to ask my friend google for advice.  Along with a whole lot of Pinterest ideas this post from Closet Case patterns popped up.  I signed up for the download of their e-book with back pocket top stitching templates and found one I liked.  I did the top stitching on the back pockets using embroidery thread and a triple stitch on my normal sewing machine.

For the rest of the top stitching I was very lazy and put my cover stitch machine to work.  It gives me 2 perfectly even rows of stitching without too much effort.

Jeans Detail Front Pocket LiningAs a little surprise touch I used a bright, coloured cotton woven for the lining of the pockets.  Its not something others will necessarily see but it makes me smile when I put on my “me made” jeans.

What will I do different for my next pair?

I will make my next pair a size bigger but grade the waist to the current size so keep the fit there. I might even do a small sway back adjustment on my waistband as it definitely has a bit of a gap.

Have you sewn jeans before? or are you planning to add it to your projects to try?  Let me know what you think?

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