Jalie Jeans Take Two

Photo evidence to the contrary, I do not feel like I just got run over by a steam roller. It was a beautiful evening, and we took a canoe and the kayak out on the water for one last hurrah before the cold really sets in. AND I wore my new jeans today, my second pair of Jalie's stretch jeans. You can see the first pair here.

Changes I made this time:

1. Made the mid-rise instead of low rise. I like this waistline much, much better, although somewhere in between the two might be closer to perfect.

2. Swapped the straight waistband for a curved one which I knew fit me (from Burda 9-2009-113).

3. Did some extra interfacing (both sides of the fly).

4. Lengthened the legs by three inches. This may not even be enough if they shrink much.

Making these was pretty straightforward since I feel like I've sewn a hundred pairs of jeans now, mostly for my boys. Have you ever taken in the waistband on a pair of boys' jeans? I did once, and prefer to make them from scratch instead.

Bandana fabric makes me happy.

So do birds. Now that it's all put together, I'm thinking the bird and birdhouse are a little too cute. Ah, well. There's always the next pair...

Total cost of jeans: about $7.00

Sources:

Stretch jeans: Jalie 2908

Stretch denim: fabric.com

Snap button: cleaner's supply

Rivet heads: grommet mart [These are great rivets, but I can't get the pins to bend, so I used the cheap Dritz pins with them instead].

Rivet pins: Dritz