Because I'm very excited about my 2012 challenge, I have been telling everyone! When you tell someone of an extreme challenge like this, there are bound to be questions. The most common is about whether I'm making my own underwear.
My favorite question, however, is:
You're not going to be wearing jeans anymore, are you?
This entertains me because it means that people have some serious preconceptions about home-sewn items. There are visions of formless sacks, pajama pants and pillows that we all made in home-economics class in middle school. When sifting through pattern catalogs, it's assumed that these pieces can only be made by professionals.
Well... wrong!
I am currently working on two pairs of jeans; one in medium blue denim and one in an olive green bottom-weight. I cut this pattern this morning and will be pinning and cutting this afternoon and tomorrow.
My sewing machine is probably the bottom of the line model, but it doesn't have too much trouble getting through the thickness of denim. Just make sure to use the proper sized needle!
Someday... someday I will invest in a heavier-duty machine that will sew through anything!
I have not made a full length pair of jeans before, but I have made a pair of denim shorts. This was my first look into learning how to sew a fly. It is intimidating at first, but the pattern I used explained it pretty well, pictures and all. Getting past that first try is the hardest because you're so worried about screwing it up that you don't do it at all and aren't able to learn how.
ALWAYS take that first step. You can't start your journey without it.
Also, believe in yourself. Don't let others sew seeds of doubt. Sew your own seeds of success!
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