The Holy Grail - Part Ten

I Think I'm Pretty Close!

I finally finished the jeans yesterday.  I wanted to get them finished because I was going to be busy all afternoon with some guests and I wanted to wear the jeans.  My son though they looked pretty good.  In the grocery store he told me they looked as good as store bought.  It's not much coming from a nine year old boy, but I'll take it.  You'll have to excuse the wrinkles - I'd worn the jeans quite a few hours before getting around to taking pictures.  That and wrinkles seem magnified in photos.  Really, they do look better in real life!

I made regular sized back pockets, spacing the same as on my other jeans.  I can see that I still might need to deal with those back legs wrinkles - not much but I'll check that in the fall.  That might change depending on how my legs develop over the next couple of months.  Due to the weather, I'm back to hiking and biking more than during the winter. 

I made belt loops, even though I'll never use them, because they complete the looks of jeans, as you can see from the above photo.  The side photo isn't too bad and show that the back legs wrinkles aren't as bad as they seem;  you can also see that the waistband is level or nearly level like it should be.  That was a result of raising the back and lowering the front.

I'm really, really pleased with this pair, even though it took quite some time to finish them.  I've transferred all the changes to my pattern, so I'll be making more pairs in the fall in corduroy.  Just for fun and reference, here is a shot with my daughter who will be entering seventh grade in the fall.  She is only one size smaller than me in RTW (sometimes the same size, depending on style).  She also seems to have my genetics when it comes to the lower half.  At least I now know a lot of alterations to try if I make her trousers!

Tommorw:  This month's Great Vintage Shirt Project!

Parting Shot:  Garden.  The garden has been planted this week.  Now all we need to do is wait to see how well it will grow this year.  Last year we had a lot of rain, which drowned our plants and seeds and shortened the growing season.  So far this year, the plants seem to have a better start.