One Week, One Pattern! (or OWOP) is a group challenge where participants wear garments made from just one pattern of their choice, every day for a week - hosted by Handmade Jane I did try to achieve this a few years ago and got through a couple days.This year I made it through the full week … Continue reading OWOP 2014
Category: jalie jeans
Jeans and heels
This very first pair (Jalie 2908) were a test and they're certainly a weekend staple. I made these in 2011.These jeans were made to wear with flat shoes but these jeans don't look great with heels.This second pair are also good to wear with my Converse shoes but not with heels.I really wanted a pair of … Continue reading Jeans and heels
#MMMay wk1
Now at 307 participants, #MMMay14 is certainly underway.This week I stuck to sorting out my 'after work' clothes. This week's bag to charity has 5 pieces from my wardrobe included Day 4's top.Day 1: Kwik sew 2694 and eyelet pants similar to Simplicity 2503.Day 2: Duathlon shorts for 6am bike class. The morning is now … Continue reading #MMMay wk1
Birthday fun
It's Sharon's birthday today and we did an early morning photo shoot in town to a few places Gabrielle has featured in the Me-Made May posts. Happy Birthday Sharon and Hi Gabrielle! Jalie jeans on both days. Minoru on Day 17 and me-made tops on both days. The hat was bought in 2009 at Camden Markets, … Continue reading Birthday fun
Tap tap – Jalie 2908
I really know a pair of jeans are finished when I hammer in the jeans button and rivets, as does my husband! This is my entry for the Best of Contest on PR.These jeans are designed for stretch woven fabrics and I enjoy wearing the low rise version. This time I used a cream top … Continue reading Tap tap – Jalie 2908
Jeans progress
Kenneth King's Jean-ius online course has been great to learn from and I haven't gotten through the whole class yet. I would love to go to a live Kenneth King class one day, if I can manage book into a class and then flying across for it! The online course will do for now. I … Continue reading Jeans progress
Jalie jeans 2908
This is the coolest pattern. I'm bias. After unpicking the previous woven pair V1204, this pair was much quicker to finish. And they really are low rise.The fabric is a stretch woven from the Remnant Warehouse ($3 for 3 metres) and the metal zip was 20c from a sale. So really, this pair were definitely low cost … Continue reading Jalie jeans 2908
