I sewed like a mad beast over the weekend hoping that everything would look as great as Ms. Erica B’s did but when they were done I really don’t like them. I bought thicker stretch denim which I washed and dried twice, it was the required stretch and it was a beautiful dark wash and pretty expensive. I also bought the gutterman jeans thread in the classic gold color, rivets and jeans buttons. I followed all instructions but changed the pocket design to my own design. I powered through and managed to cut, interface, sew and topstitch the jeans in a 12 hour mania stretch. I was ecstatic because they looked great on my dress form, I put them on to marvel at my creation and was disappointed. They give me mom butt, the stretch is too stretchy and they just are not right all over. I will not even disgrace the inter webs with pictures of the horrendous mom butt effect, you will have to take my word for it.
My list of disappointments from these jeans is:
1.)
Even though I picked the low waist option they
are still really high in the back, like comically high and I think that’s what
furthers the mom butt issue but I did confirm that I was using the right
pieces.
2.)
The pocket placement is too high for my butt,
realistically I would need to lower the placement by at least an inch
3.)
The pocket placement is too far out towards the
hip but not by much, I think if I moved them in a half inch it would make my aforementioned
rear end look smaller and less momish
4.) There is some extra fabric directly below my bum that bunches up. I have done fisheye alterations for the rear before and it has helped. I just found a great Kenneth King alteration that I may use instead. But the extra below the bum is just unattractive
5.)
The front rise is a little too low maybe if I
raised it by an inch it would be more comfortable.
6.)
I hate
the bias cut waistband. I did read
through the reviews and many people commented that this waistband had a tendency
to roll over but when I first make a pattern I try to follow the pattern to a
t, then I make alterations for the next time. But this wasitband should be removed from the pattern and a contoured band should be added.
7.)
I don’t think that the pattern actually needs as
much stretch as the denim I bought had.
I really think that I probably could have gotten away with as low as a
10% stretch.
8.)
I don’t have a large belly but I do carry some
flub around my midsection and I don’t know whether it’s the cut or the fabric
but these jeans seam to enhance said flub.
If I do make these again I will extend the pockets to the fly area to
act as a little tummy control.
Now with the list of things I would change I have to ask
myself if I am going to bother making another pair of jalie jeans or not. Right now I am too disappointed to even
contemplate that, I had really been hoping to have a great pair of home sewn
jeans for an upcoming trip but sadly that is not the case. But further do I stick with Jalie whose block
apparently doesn’t work for my body or do I try J Stern or do I whip out my trusty drafting book and get back into the drafting saddle. I have drafted pants before in the past but I have never done jeans but I think that I could probably do it.
Not all is lost I did have enough denim to make a little
skirt so I have sewn that up but I am not going to post pictures of anything I
have sewn for my vacation until I get back.
But in the last few weeks I have sewn 3 skirts, two and a half dresses,
two dress shirts and a wrap for the plane.
Do not worry all will be revealed once I return on March 13.
Till we speak again
Hugs
Megs
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