I have had the hardest time making jeggings. I made a few pairs a few years ago and didn’t wear them. They ended up in the charity pile.
I thought I would tackle this project again with my wardrobe capsule. I decided to use this dark denim that has a brown underlying dye to it, and some stretch (not a lot). It is hard to photograph, but the fabric does have a brown tone to the dark denim.
The pockets are a faux leather that I cut on my Silhouette Cameo. The faux leather is backed with Heat N Bond prior to cutting. You need to iron it on with a press cloth, so the faux leather doesn’t melt. Cut setting should be Speed at 2, Knife at 10 and Thickness at 25, with a double cut.
The design is one that I drew. I made it into a JPG file and then imported into the cameo design software. From there, I traced it. I will have to do a tutorial on how I do that some day, but I am sure there is something on YouTube that shows the process, too.
Here is the file if you are interested in using it. Just be warned. It is a PITA to sew around on the pockets. Once you have the file cut, you need to iron it to the pockets and then do a straight stitch around it. Generally, the less elements the better.
To place the pockets, I compared them to a pair of jeans I already owned.
The jeggings pattern is a widened leggings pattern that I drafted. I should have added more room to it, though. I did a double layered waist, and then a side invisible zipper.
I finished the waist, and it was 100% wrong in so many ways. I tore it off and recut the waistband, but should have done some different adjustments. On the front I stitched down some elastic to keep it from getting stretched out and floppy.
I think a side zip was the wrong way to go with these and a back seam zipper would have been better. Or hey…a front fly! Next time. I have a hard time zipping up the zipper, so these are a bit of a challenge to get on. This is exacerbated by the fact that the front and back should have been cut differently. I cut the back and thought, ugh..that looks too small, so I cut the front a little wider. Yeah, that turned out well. The side seam is pulled to the back.
With some wear, they will hopefully stretch out a little bit, but they are still wearable. As you can see there is definitely some stretching going on in the front with the pull lines.
If I can manage to move the scale in a downward direction that would be great, too. It has proved rather stagnant lately, so I need to work a bit more diligently on my eating and exercise. Half measures no longer work when you get older.
Here’s a few more close up pictures:
I love how my belt turned out, too. It wasn’t too hard to put together. A little hand stitching and some rivets.
Booty shot. I like where the pockets ended up. I also hope that belt stops shedding soon, too.
All in all, this was a good wearable muslin. Definitely not perfect, but now I can make some adjustments and go from there!
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