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Fancy pockets

April 20, 2014

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I have been trying to make me some stretch denim capri jeggings.

These are the first pair.  I can’t get them on.  Big time fail right here.

 Failure

On my next pair I added in some space.  They ended up being a little too big, so I took some off at the inner seam.  I had topstitched all the other seams already.

Of course.

In making these I used stretch denim, though it wasn’t really stretchy enough.  They would be more comfortable if they had a bit more lycra in them.  I also added some fancy back pockets just in case my shirt popped up.  Also…I just wanted to try out cutting leather on my Silhouette after seeing this tutorial.  I did this first before I tried it on my Nature Inspired skirt.  I learned a few things…like do the Heat n’ Bond at the same time as the leather when cutting.

The tutorial explains it pretty well.  I didn’t need to cut mine twice, though.  I used leather from a pair of suede pants I had cut up.  I put the suede side down and used the smooth side for the pocket.  It is a thinner leather, so it only needed one cut.

After I cut out the leather I cut out the same piece from Heat n’ Bond (again…just bond it to the leather before cutting).  This helps to bond the leather to the pockets.

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Iron the Heat n’ Bond to the leather, take off the backing and iron to the pocket.

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Once the leather was bonded I topstitched it to the pocket.  I tried to use the denim topstitching thread, but it was so thick it was skipping stitches on the leather.  That wasn’t going to fly, as the needle leaves holes.  I switched to a light satin thread, which worked fine.

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Then, the waist was too big and too low.  Ugh.  I tore out the serging of the elastic, which was turned and topstitched (FUN!!).  I put a thinner elastic in, and tried to make them tighter.

They are still too loose in the waist, but I GIVE.

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I wore them once so far and they are not the most flattering things I have ever made, but with a long shirt they will be serviceable.

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This week is the last week of Skirt Fixation’s Challenge Create.  I took pictures of my outfit, but I rather dislike them…so I may take new ones.  It was dreary on Saturday when I took the pictures, so I was inside.  I should have retaken them today, but it was nice outside.  So I did outside stuff and forced the kids to appreciate 70 degrees again.   So nice!

I don’t post my outfit until Friday, so I will hopefully get them retaken so they look decent.  In the meantime…we are going to Wizard Con in less than two weeks (last minute decision), so I need to make an Elsa and a Wizard from Clash of Clans.  At least the Wizard should be easy!  I get the fabric in the mail tomorrow…then it’s ON!