Thursday, March 13, 2014

Small Fry Skinny Jeans Tour - Titchy Threads plus coupon


I am so excited to be part of this tour! When Laura, the talented lady behind Craftstorming and titchythreads sewing patterns, asked me to try out her latest pattern for skinny jeans I was so in. My girls always need pants, and honestly I never take the time to sew them any, other then leggings :)

It also did not hurt that there are some pretty talented ladies listed on tour as well...look at this lineup!




So I went, full force into this pattern and Oh my! I MADE JEANS!!  Like REAL JEANS!....so excited!






Now I am not going to lie, this pattern was no walk in the park. It was one of the most challenging (for someone like me who hates to follow directions, and usually figures she can just wing it) AND most rewarding patterns that I have sewn in a while! 


I got all excited when I started, sat down with my pattern printed, coffee in hand, and a full two hour nap time to knock these out....I was wrong....( it ended up taking 3 naps). There are a lot of pieces to cut, and to keep track off, but once you get going they go together beautifully. They look so great BECAUSE of all the little pieces, and all the little details.


I made this first pair from a med weight dark wash stretch denim. I sewed them as is, full zip. I love them! especially the pockets ( I just sewed on grosgrain ribbons in various pinks)


Once I was done, I wanted to make more...they do become slightly addicting...maybe that was just me. I made both my girls a pair from a really soft stretch sateen floral, perfect for girly girls like mine.

I adjusted the waist to sit a little lower on these, the blue ones seemed to sit a little high on her.



These ones went much faster, about half the time


They fit great, they are comfortable and she loves them, which is the best part of all


My youngest I made the false fly and changed the waistband to entirely elastic, just to make it easier to dress my squirmy toddler


Paired with a soft flowy chiffon tee (self drafted) - it`s the perfect spring outfit for this never ending winter :)





Now go get yourself a copy and make some Jeans!! You can do it!
AND until March 15th Laura has generously offered a discount, you can get 20% off with the code TOUR20 in her shop.

yay - thanks Laura


Christine



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20 comments:

  1. christinaMarch 13, 2014 at 4:30 AM

    oh my goodness they are all amazing! all three pairs:) and um those shirts...please share more! i have two little girls that would love them!

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    1. HeidiandFinnMarch 13, 2014 at 5:13 AM

      thank you! the shirts are my next pattern.....coming soon (fingers crossed)

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  2. Trine (groovy baby)March 13, 2014 at 5:11 AM

    Adorable! And I LOVE the shirts!

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  3. cree4108@yahoo.comMarch 13, 2014 at 5:26 AM

    hi....
    love your skinny jeans..... how/where did you shorten the rise.... ??? straight across front and back below inset pockets....??

    thanx ....

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    1. HeidiandFinnMarch 13, 2014 at 5:33 AM

      i shortened the yoke pieces and added to the top of the leg pieces just a tad...if that makes sense, this brought the back pockets and yoke up a bit and made the waistband sit slightly lower....

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    2. cree4108@yahoo.comMarch 13, 2014 at 6:33 PM

      thank you...!!!

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  4. AnonymousMarch 13, 2014 at 5:47 AM

    Oh I LOVE these!! All 3 pairs. I adore the sateen paired with those tops you created. It's all so pretty!! You've sold me :)

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  5. UnknownMarch 13, 2014 at 6:17 AM

    OH my gosh that last photo. Adorable! I cannot believe you bumped out three pairs! They're all awesome :D

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  6. SherylMarch 13, 2014 at 7:58 AM

    Got the skinny jeans pattern last night. Now waiting for the shirt pattern (hopefully 12m - 12y and adult sizes). LOVE, LOVE, LOVE <3

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  7. Paisley RootsMarch 13, 2014 at 8:25 AM

    They are so gorgeous Christine!

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  8. LauraMarch 13, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    Eeek Christine! I can't believe you made 3 pairs. They're all awesome. I love the back pocket on the blue denim ones (totally going to copy that) and your girls look so cute together in the floral ones. I'm sure that top pattern is going to be a huge success as well, it's adorable. Thanks so much for joining the tour today!

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  9. WordsPoeticallyWorthMarch 13, 2014 at 10:34 AM

    Nice clothes.

    Thank you. Love love, Andrew. Bye.

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  10. UnknownMarch 13, 2014 at 2:10 PM

    Christine I love love love these jeans!!! Fantastic job! That little pocket on the blue jeans is so sweet..and as you can imagine, I love the pink sateen! I will be the first to line up to buy your new top pattern too! :-)

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  11. UnknownMarch 13, 2014 at 3:40 PM

    Wow 3 pairs! Awesome effort, they look fantastic. I love the pink floral.

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  12. susan ViganskyMarch 14, 2014 at 6:01 AM

    Very pretty. I would love to know where the pink floral is from???
    Just bought the pattern in all sizes and would love to buy the top pattern also!!! thanks!

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    1. HeidiandFinnMarch 15, 2014 at 4:32 AM

      the fabric is from fabric.com - search stretch twill and it should show up :)

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  13. monica_adirondackinspiredMarch 14, 2014 at 6:05 PM

    Love these!! And those shirts...! I tried to make a similar type shirt (nightgown) with tulle, but the tulle is not holding up very well. Can't wait try try it in chiffon!

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  14. thingsforboysMarch 16, 2014 at 5:06 PM

    So pretty! Hard to pick a favourite. I can't believe you made 3 pairs...wow!

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  15. PreethiApril 1, 2014 at 1:05 PM

    Wow they are absolutely adorable.

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