I made another pair.
From the Jalie pattern again. And here’s a conundrum perhaps you could help me with: I cut these in a single layer, very carefully, from the very same pattern as my previous pair, and they were too small.
What’s up with that?!?
So I did my unintentional denim rescue trick again, since I had a good yard of fabric left over, and added a 2-inch wide strip down the outside of each leg. At least it looks like an intentional design element. For fun I decided to use hot pink thread in my serger. You can see it just peeking out at you under the belt loop.
Apparently this denim-like fabric has less stretch than the cotton-lycra denim I used before. And I totally love this denim-like fabric from EOS. It’s a cotton-poly-lycra blend with a subtle stripe effect in the weave, and it’s super comfortable. And I decided to add a few copper rivets for a different look. Lots of fun pounding fabric and hardware with a hammer!
I cut both the front and the back using the low-rise pattern this time, and it fits very well. Better than the mix of the two I did for the blue pair. I’m actually going to see if I can edit that first pair: lower the back rise and place the back pockets differently. 
I can totally see myself wearing these to death, not the least because they’re chocolate brown. Let’s hope the fabric blend withstands hard wear.
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Those are fantastic!! Dressy, but still sassy – love the contrast topstitching 🙂 Isn’t sewing with hardware FUN??? I love it! 😀 Really good reminder about different fabrics having different fit results; I have encountered that even in non-stretch fabrics – it’s amazing how the tiniest bit heavier or lighter can make such a huge difference!
And you have a chocolate pair. Blimey lady. Perfeck!
I absolutely love these jeans you’ve been making. This pair looks great on you, too!
What a beautiful fit! These look really chic and I love the subtle brown. I’ve had the same issue over and over with stretch fabrics–just the difference in fit between a fabric with 10% and one with 20% stretch is pretty big. I keep learning this lesson over and over and finally just started cutting my jeans with big seam allowances just in case. I love your clogs, too!
Great jeans!! And they look killer with purple!
Yeah, I too have had different results with different fabrics when sewing the same pattern. As others suggest, I’ve just settled on cutting wider outseams in general so I always have extra wiggle room.
Thanks! Brown + purple = perfection in my colouring books!
I found the same thing sewing up jeans so now I cut the outer seam wider (about 1″ wider) and try on the jeans before I sew on the waistband, that way I can take them into the original stitching line or leave them bigger depending on the fabric.
Great jeans though!
Now that’s a brilliant idea. Thanks for the tip!
Excellent ‘design’ element! People will be asking where you got them…
I have had the same thing happen with different fabrics just like sewruth. The %lycra, fiber content, and fabric weight all effect the outcome. Your brown pair looks great, including your design element 🙂
Tia, I use the same pattern time after time and yet with every different fabric I get a different fit each time. Just something we have to live with I guess. But what a fab pair of really professional looking jeans you’ve made there!