tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post2358997248784215722..comments2024-01-01T04:14:30.440-08:00Comments on Wonderfully Made: Jeans vs. MeLynnebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09574595306598710412noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-40241413639738343212012-04-27T12:11:42.687-07:002012-04-27T12:11:42.687-07:00I bought a pattern for jeans from the Silhouette P...I bought a pattern for jeans from the Silhouette Pattern line. They fit great. If you go to Peggy Sager's sight a.k.a Silhouette Patterns.com/media. She demo's the sewing, fitting and what size to get. The pattern is based on your sitting hip measurement. Works perfectly. Best of all, the webcast's are free! Packed with info, even a tutorial on making the fly front. It really helped me. I love the fit too. It could save your sanity, it did mine. Good Luck and don't give up. I love the way they fit!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10121559769558214023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-29372242261886697202012-04-27T07:18:33.659-07:002012-04-27T07:18:33.659-07:00A hammer. You need a hammer to make jeans -- once ...A hammer. You need a hammer to make jeans -- once you've pinned/basted the hem, and indeed any intersecting seams, take your fabric out to a concrete slab and hammer the joint flat. Even a jean-ma-jig won't do as good a job for you in crossing the lumps at piled-up seams.LinBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15999430801003441981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-77190281408676672932012-04-26T13:49:12.226-07:002012-04-26T13:49:12.226-07:00Wow. I'm not sure I'd ever try! Color me a...Wow. I'm not sure I'd ever try! Color me amazed!!Vicki Knitorioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342431774644974327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-38508624865129629782012-04-26T08:33:43.013-07:002012-04-26T08:33:43.013-07:00I'm sure your jeans are going to look sensatio...I'm sure your jeans are going to look sensational and then you will be hooked on making them! Your topstitching looks fantastic in my opinion. I can't wait to see them finished :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03156106727490224625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-48605138559200138012012-04-25T23:58:07.965-07:002012-04-25T23:58:07.965-07:00Oh yes, changing the thread...you spend more time ...Oh yes, changing the thread...you spend more time on that than actually sewing! Also, why does topstitching thread only come in small reels?Catherine Dazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14286784668307559391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-44645277418590979932012-04-25T13:26:12.367-07:002012-04-25T13:26:12.367-07:00Well now, you have really done it all!!! Wow. Yo...Well now, you have really done it all!!! Wow. You amaze me Lynne!!kathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-49115890360199039262012-04-25T06:54:10.848-07:002012-04-25T06:54:10.848-07:00I definitely didn't like it the first couple o...I definitely didn't like it the first couple of times, but now that I have a few pair under my belt, I'll never go back. The hassle is totally worth it for jeans that fit well, are comfortable and that you don't have to spend all day adjusting. It also makes a huge difference having a separate machine set up for topstitching. Changing thread every five seconds gets old fast! For the zipper, I dislike the Big 4 method personally. No matter what pattern I'm using to make my jeans, I always use the Jalie method for the fly. It's easier and looks great every time.KID, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317731987862366557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-59452421469396023162012-04-25T05:33:45.881-07:002012-04-25T05:33:45.881-07:00If I could do it, you can do it. Yes, it's fi...If I could do it, you can do it. Yes, it's fiddly and sometimes down right hard, but I think that all the effort is really well worth it in the end. Looking good so far!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13960310379822122045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-15859830756193271682012-04-25T04:10:06.948-07:002012-04-25T04:10:06.948-07:00It is hard to fit jeans but really, I'd rather...It is hard to fit jeans but really, I'd rather try on 100 pairs than try to make them. For me the top stitching details have to be perfect and in just the right places and that is beyond me (and my machine)Elizabethhttp://kittycafe.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-58210773508745773372012-04-24T22:31:18.000-07:002012-04-24T22:31:18.000-07:00I have this pattern and still have not plucked up ...I have this pattern and still have not plucked up the courage to make it. I love the idea of making jeans but not all the work - fitting, top stitching, zipper etc. Please post your progress as I will be watching with interest.waikikimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442934965916783471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-12767188694601858592012-04-24T20:09:06.389-07:002012-04-24T20:09:06.389-07:00My Mother in Law bought me a Jean-a-m-jig. It is ...My Mother in Law bought me a Jean-a-m-jig. It is amazing for sewing over the many layers in the hems of jeans at the flat felled seams!Angi Juradonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-46341454907657022282012-04-24T19:51:24.140-07:002012-04-24T19:51:24.140-07:00Oh I really know how you feel. I made jeans last y...Oh I really know how you feel. I made jeans last year for the first time - (the Jalie ones). I ended up borrowing another sewing machine to do the topstitiching, otherwise it would have taken forever. Good on you for perservering - the results are so worth it (I think!)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981659827819338409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613411465030191477.post-70034430700206120252012-04-24T19:46:18.071-07:002012-04-24T19:46:18.071-07:00Heck, I don't even like hemming jeans. Especia...Heck, I don't even like hemming jeans. Especially with lycra. It's like hemming worms.Rubiatontahttp://rubiatonta.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com