De Story of De Pants Part 2

I'd been working on the pants (see Part 1) off and on for over a week ... Yesterday afternoon I was finally able to say "They're Done!". All the little patches are back in place (the ones I could find anyway) and held there by miles of thread pulled through with needle and much help of thimble ...

They turned out as good as I hoped; much better than I feared. My daughter loves them and that's the best part!

De Story of De Pants Part 1

Okay, so my daughter hands me this page from a fashion mag - 'these are the pants I'd like to have mom'. I look and nearly choke at the price tag - from $125 to $300! 'Well I could make something like that for way cheaper than that!" I should have bit my tongue. Fast forward a few days ... 1 trip to Michaels to get super duper "washable" iron-on adhesive; 3 pairs of old jeans cut into little pieces; 1 pair of new scissors which can actually cut through denim. Fast forward a few more days ... all pieces cut, and backed with super duper "washable" iron-on adhesive, ironed onto pants. Looks great! Just as good as the one in the magazine! Fast forward 1 wash cycle later ........ jeans inside out as instructed. Picture 200 little scraps of frayed fabric barely holding onto the jeans, some fallen off, some lost forever in the plumbing ... arrrrrrrrgh ... Must now re-attach and hand sew every. little. patch. back. on.