At the January Alexandria session, Renata was musing about making a pair of lemon yellow jeans. So while looking along the drill bolts I found mustard yellow drill. Score. This is one of my colours. While I’ve been working away from home, at night I’ve been able to get in a couple of hours sewing. No cooking or cleaning, until I get home.
This is my third version – red and green were recently made. This version has a ‘stay’ at the front and I’ve widened the top of the back leg. I just couldn’t work out the pockets pieces, so I pinned the pocket pieces together and extended them to the zipper seam. It’s a drill cotton so it won’t stretch.
The contrast thread was originally going to be grey but then I wanted a less obvious pocket design, so I over sewed it with mustard coloured thread. The pocket curves are traced off using the base on the iron water jug. There wasn’t anything else I could decide upon while working in a one bed room apartment.
Last Saturday, my sewing buddies pointed out there was an unsightly curve on the centre back seam. So it’s now laying dead flat as I unpicked the centre back seams, raised the base and then resewed the seams and flat edges.
I have kept the grey thread on the belt carriers and coin pockets.
I have kept the grey thread on the belt carriers and coin pockets.
Because the fabric is pure cotton, it crushes, hence the creases. The fabric does breath well when you travel. The jeans do feel a bit loose when I sit.
I’m now working on another jeans pattern – Vogue jeans – in apple green denim. I’m using this mustard pants to get the adjustments right. This is my ‘oh my got it’s humid’ weekend look 🙂
velosews 
oh, those are so nice, especially paired with that cute blouse.
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Thanks Mary. The blouse is a refashioned maxi dress. I turned it upside-down to use the shirring on the waist instead for the bust.
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Wow! They loook great. I'm hip heavy so will be skipping this trend but love it on you.
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You are totally wicked, Maria. I have made quite a number of Vogue CK jeans and vowed enough is enough. But after seeing your wow green jeans and Sharon's fabulous white pair I thought just one more time but using a Jalie pattern. I found some lemon stretch fabric at Pitt Trading, my colour, so lucky for you yours are mustard. Now I will have to make mine. We will all have to have a coloured jeans day at Alexandria.
BTW, luv all of yours.
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You're a gem Renata. I look forward to catching up with next session:))
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Great jeans, love the colour and looks like a coloured jeans day at Alexandria.
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What fun jeans. The grey topstitching is a great colour for the mustard fabric.
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These are awesome awesome jeans! I'm so pleased I found your blog, looking forward to the apple green ones!
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Nice job! I am loving all the brightly colored jeans. I still need to get to my flocked fabric and whip out a pair.
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Hey Mushy. I'll keep an eye out for your flocked fabric pair. They'll look amazing.
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What fabulous jeans! How fun that you will all get together with your different coloured jeans too 🙂
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Very nice! I'm enjoying the brightly colored jeans, too. I don't think you can be a sewist for long before venturing out into more color and “interest”.
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These are pretty sweet, bravo! I also love the sound of apple green denim and looking forward to sewing those!
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Bri, I hope to finish the green denims this weekend.
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Lovely jeans and you did a great job on the topstitching details.
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Thanks Sheila:)
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super cute jeans, the color is wonderful.
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