{"id":16247,"date":"2017-03-17T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16247"},"modified":"2017-03-17T14:53:54","modified_gmt":"2017-03-17T21:53:54","slug":"happy-friday-morgan-jeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanaeishida.com\/?p=16247","title":{"rendered":"Happy Friday + Morgan Jeans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So. Shall we talk about the brilliance that is the\u00a0Morgan Boyfriend Jeans<\/a>\u00a0by Closet Case Patterns<\/a>? I happen to be one lucky gal\u00a0and am real life friends with both Heather<\/a> (who created the pattern) and Morgan<\/a> (who is the muse for the pattern). When the energy of two women that I adore converge into a singularly stylish and comfortable jeans pattern, well, I flounder for the right word to describe the\u00a0magic. Maybe fizazzlepizzazzle?<\/p>\n

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I took my time with this one, friends. I lovingly traced the pattern pieces. Slooowly cut them out. I carefully\u00a0ironed on the interfacings. So on and so forth. And you know what? It was AWESOME. I was enjoying myself so much while making these, a casual observer might have assumed I was on some mood-enhancing\u00a0drug. Nope, just a natural high from creating the most professional-looking pair of jeans.<\/p>\n

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From start to finish, it took me seven hours to make these jeans. Yes. Definitely an investment of time. But I paced myself and worked on it over three days and it truly felt effortless. Would I do it again? No question.<\/p>\n

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The one rub: I think I cut one size (or possibly two sizes) too large. This is a size 8, and I knew from the instructions that the non-stretch denim would expand in size over time and based on the measurements the 8 seemed like a safe bet. I took the photos as soon as I finished them and the fit was perfect, perfect, perfect. Snug, but not tight around the waist. Casually slouchy but not ballooning around the thighs and calves.<\/p>\n

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I don’t have pictorial evidence, but by the end of the day of the third wear, the jeans looked like they belonged to a hefty bodyguard three times my size.<\/p>\n

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I’m going to toss them into the washing machine and hope they shrink up back to the amazing initial fit. If not, that’s okay. I’m not one to shy away from too loose jeans.<\/p>\n

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It just means I’ll have to size down, which means less fabric to cut and hey, that sounds like a win-win to me. On a side note, I went with\u00a0the cropped version but due to my legs that have the DNA of wiener dogs, they don’t look as cropped as I’ve seen on others. I like this length a lot though!<\/p>\n

Spurred by the success of my Morgan Boyfriend Jeans for which the instructions are excellent<\/em>, I decided it was high time I made K some skinny jeans again. I’m afraid the lack of pictorial evidence is deliberate this time. I used the Blaverry KoKo pattern (the company no longer seems to be in business) and maybe I was exhausted and double-visioned from already making\u00a0grown-up sized jeans, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of the zip fly insertion instructions. I completely flubbed the whole thing, but K wore it for a full day anyway just because I had spent so much time on it (a speedy 4 hours compared to the Morgan). But in the end, she had to admit that the jeans were terribly uncomfortable. If I get around to it, I’ll add the photo of the finished KoKo jeans here at a later date — it actually looks pretty good at first glance, but oh, the zip fly (suck in breath through teeth here)…it ain’t pretty.<\/p>\n

Upon reflection I’m certain that I messed up K’s jeans because I felt rushed and through no fault of her own, K’s eager expectation added some pressure to the experience. With the Morgan jeans, I thoroughly and leisurely enjoyed the process of it and didn’t really focus on the end result. With the KoKo jeans, it was all<\/em> about the end result. Hm. Thoughts to chew on. Have you made the Morgan? Was it as fizazzlepizazzle for you too? What about the KoKo? I’m sure it’s a great pattern and that all errors were just from my misreading the instructions.<\/p>\n

Anyway. I have another\u00a0deadline next week so I better focus on that. Have a delightful weekend, everyone!<\/p>\n

Jeans are fun to make<\/em>
\nEven if they don’t fit well<\/em>
\nJust gotta make more<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. I almost forgot! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!<\/p>\n

P.P.S. I’m wearing the Linden sweatshirt<\/a> in the lovely french terry<\/a> I mentioned a few posts ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So. Shall we talk about the brilliance that is the\u00a0Morgan Boyfriend Jeans\u00a0by Closet Case Patterns? I happen to be one lucky gal\u00a0and am real life friends with both Heather (who created the pattern) and Morgan (who is the muse for the pattern). When the energy of two women that I adore converge into a singularly stylish and comfortable jeans pattern, well, I flounder for the right word to describe the\u00a0magic. Maybe fizazzlepizzazzle? I took my time with this one, friends. I lovingly traced the pattern pieces. Slooowly cut them out. I carefully\u00a0ironed on the interfacings. So on and so forth. And you know what? It was AWESOME. I was enjoying myself so much while making these, a casual observer might have assumed I was on some mood-enhancing\u00a0drug. Nope, just a natural high from creating the most professional-looking pair of jeans. From start to finish, it took me seven hours to make these jeans. Yes. Definitely an investment of time. But I paced myself and worked on it over three days and it truly felt effortless. Would I do it again? No question. The one rub: I think I cut one size (or possibly two sizes) too large. This is a size 8, and I knew from the instructions that the non-stretch denim would expand in size over time and based on the measurements the 8 seemed like a safe bet. I took the photos as soon as I finished them and the fit was perfect, perfect, perfect. Snug, but not tight around the waist. Casually slouchy but not ballooning around the thighs and calves. I don’t have pictorial evidence, but by the end of the day of the third wear, the jeans looked like they belonged to a hefty bodyguard three times my size. I’m going to toss them into the washing machine and hope they shrink up back to the amazing initial fit. If not, that’s okay. I’m not one to shy away from too loose jeans. It just means I’ll have to size down, which means less fabric to cut and hey, that sounds like a win-win to me. On a side note, I went with\u00a0the cropped version but due to my legs that have the DNA of wiener dogs, they don’t look as cropped as I’ve seen on others. I like this length a lot though! Spurred by the success of my Morgan Boyfriend Jeans for which the instructions are excellent, I decided it was high time I made K some skinny jeans again. I’m afraid the lack of pictorial evidence is deliberate this time. I used the Blaverry KoKo pattern (the company no longer seems to be in business) and maybe I was exhausted and double-visioned from already making\u00a0grown-up sized jeans, but I couldn’t make heads or tails of the zip fly insertion instructions. I completely flubbed the whole thing, but K wore it for a full day anyway just because I had spent so much time on it (a speedy 4 hours compared to the Morgan). But in the end, she had to admit that the jeans were terribly uncomfortable. If I get around to it, I’ll add the photo of the finished KoKo jeans here at a later date — it actually looks pretty good at first glance, but oh, the zip fly (suck in breath through teeth here)…it ain’t pretty. Upon reflection I’m certain that I messed up K’s jeans because I felt rushed and through no fault of her own, K’s eager expectation added some pressure to the experience. With the Morgan jeans, I thoroughly and leisurely enjoyed the process of it and didn’t really focus on the end result. With the KoKo jeans, it was all about the end result. Hm. Thoughts to chew on. Have you made the Morgan? Was it as fizazzlepizazzle for you too? What about the KoKo? I’m sure it’s a great pattern and that all errors were just from my misreading the instructions. Anyway. I have another\u00a0deadline next week so I better focus on that. Have a delightful weekend, everyone! Jeans are fun to make Even if they don’t fit well Just gotta make more P.S. I almost forgot! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! P.P.S. 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