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I wanted to pair the feminine blouse with a great pair of skinny jeans. Black jeans are a bit hard to get good shots of—the close up ones are fine but the far away shots you can’t tell they are jeans. But they are jeans indeed and I’m very happy with them! (and pssst, for those other ladies out there who are tall—best part of making jeans? You can make them as long as you want!! They were a bit long to wear with these shoes so I rolled them up).
I used the Jamie Jeans pattern by Named and made my very first pair of jeans!
The people at Named were kind enough to send me the pattern (PDF file) for free! I was debating between the three pair of jeans Sabra from Sew a Straight Line reviewed HERE, and decided to go with the Jamie Jeans. I also completely loved the pair Alida sewed when she was on Project Sewn and she used the same pattern. I am so glad I did because the instructions were very clear. I love love the front seam on the legs! I used some leather from a thrifted jacket for the pocket trim.
Pair the instructions that come with the jeans with the I Dream of Jean-ie series HERE and HERE on Sew a Straight Line and Melly Sews, along with THIS flickr pool from someone making the Jamie Jeans, and it was a success! And I actually really enjoyed sewing them. They turned out wonderful and fit me very well. (ahem, sorry for the butt shot, really…it’s embarrassing but they are jeans and this is a detailed post on what we sew!). As you can see, like Alida, I omitted the belt loops because like her, I don’t wear belts on my pants, ever.
I sewed up the size 12 and they fit perfectly. I did make a muslin first! And I am so glad I did because there were a couple fitting issues I had to work out by my adjustments I thought I had to make. But I didn’t end up having to make any adjustments to the pattern—at all! That is such a rare thing!
Jeans are NOT as hard as you might think! They were time consuming but after last week’s jacket, I was ready for anything. I think switching back and forth between regular thread and topstitching thread was something I didn’t think would take time, but of course it adds time—I got pretty quick at it by the end though. Also, serging around every pattern piece took some time as well. I’m not known as the fastest sewer though, so there’s that, too.
You can see on the back here the darts I had to sew to get the shirt to fit how I wanted. The pattern has about a 4” ease which is a little much I thought. It was just a tad too low so I wore a tank underneath.
Moving right along…now for the cardigan!
I made this Aztec inspired cardigan using the Swingy Cardigan by Burda. I omitted the pockets because I didn’t want them to flop around and be seen with this flowing cardigan. But I absolutely love the pattern and how bold it is. I thought it was the perfect touch.
And that’s a wrap for this week!
Head over to Project Sewn to vote for your favorite Going Global look! The other ladies have done a wonderful job yet again this week!
christina
wow! you look so beautiful! great job on the jeans. i still need to try my hand at jeans for myself.
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so much Christina! Yes, try jeans! They are worth it if you do a muslin and get them to fit you well!
Sabra at Sew a Straight Line
Gorgeous and AMAZING!!! I love every piece.
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
I sing your praises on helping me feel like I can do jeans! Thanks Sabra!
Anneliese
What amazing work! You look so beautiful in these pictures and the outfit is so so great!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so so much Anneliese! It was a fun challenge!
Mary Danielson
Christie, I can’t even believe that you made jeans, dyed fabric, AND, hand-painted a design for this week’s challenge. Your work shows in each little detail of this outfit and I absolutely adore it. It’s such a chic, modern interpretation of the theme. Gorgeous!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so much Mary! This has been so fun, hasn’t it?! You are so kind :)
Lynette @ My Craft Discovery
I absolutely love what you did this week! I love how that shirt turned out—how awesome that you dyed it! I really like that you captured your country in clothing that you can wear in real life. Thanks so much for sharing, I love seeing what you come up with!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so much Lynette–that was one of my goals, was to be able to wear the pieces if I was going to put so much time into it. Thank you!
Amy
Wait, are you saying YOU MADE THOSE PANTS???? They look FANTASTIC! Also, how do you find time to sew jeans, dye fabric, and keep up with 4 children? You’re amazing!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Yes yes and yes! I loved sewing them! And ask me how sleep deprived I am because of the many late nights sewing in a row :). Night time sewing is the only time I get anything done :).
The Allen Family
I canNOT believe you made those jeans! Crazy! But crazy amazing! You are one talented lady!!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thanks so much Dezi:). They were fun to make!
Stef
You are AMAZING, A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! I love everything about all of it! And I want that cardigan in a bad way!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Stef, thank you!! Very much :).
adincer
only word is wonderful!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you!
Trine (groovy baby)
I love it so much, Christie. If I one day decide to make those pants, could I please borrow your butt then?! You look fantastic!!!
Hugs
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Haha! My butt could use some work, for sure :). Thanks Trine! And have fun in the next challenge ;).
Heather
I love this outfit so much! The cardigan is awesome and I love your fabric choice for it, but I can’t get over the design on the shirt. It is amazing, and I am so inspired!! And jeans too, wow!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so much Heather!
Sylvie
I loooove all of it! I keep thinking about sewing more for myself… but I am pretty intimidated by it. But this darling outfit really makes me want to give it a shot! Hey, did you pick up the black and white cardigan fabric from the Joann store? I can’t seem to find it on the website.
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Thank you so much Sylvie! You should sew for yourself! It’s totally fun! A bit more time consuming but it is really great. I did pick up the fabric from Joann but it was last year in the fall…so probably not there now. Darnit!
Justine of SewCountryChick
Everything is just so perfect and amazing! I LOVE THE TOP SOOO much and the jeans give a little edgy touch. And that cardigan fabric is so perfect,too..This must have taken ages to make!
Christie Hurst {a lemon squeezy home}
Hi Justine, and thanks so much! You are so kind. It did take a while but was really fun too!