First up I cut the back legs crossgrain so I recut them after painstakingly measuring the grainline from the selvedge. Then after it had taken me 2 weeks to cut all the pieces out I realised I had two right legs - I hadn't flipped the pattern piece over!
Then after ordering more fabric I realised that the length wasn't long enough! I ended up cutting both legs on the cross grain which means it's not as stretchy. Doh!!
So far I've got the pockets sewn up, I tried to sew the coin pocket but it's too many layers for my sewing machine to sew through.
I'm starting(!) to think this project is doomed.
Oh no! That's too bad... I hope the tide starts to turn for you now. That's why I'm terrified of jeans. I don't think I'll ever attempt a pair.
ReplyDeleteNow that we've got past all that I'm really enjoying making them! It's a good stretch of my skills. They're really not as hard as you think! The only difficult thing is all the topstitching
DeleteOh no! I hate it when things like that happen. I take absolutely ages cutting things out as I know I'm prone to making daft mistakes. Hopefully it's onwards and upwards now!
ReplyDeleteI've done the leg trick before on pyjamas so should've realised! I think because I only sew in small chunks thanks to baby it makes me more forgetful. Fingers crossed I don't have anymore problems!!
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