Jalie 2908, take 2

I finished these July 21st and have been way too lazy to post about them so far.  This was my second time making Jalie 2908.  I started writing at Pattern Review when I started sewing, thinking I’d make notes as I went so I didn’t  forget anything!  Good plan, but I stopped right after the pockets step.  I’ll do the best I can to report what I can remember.   I got the denim on clearance at JoAnn’s.  It’s very stretchy and thin which didn’t result in the greatest look at the end.  I cut the same size as last time (U) but since they were a little big before I should have plenty of seam allowance this time to do proper finishing (seam allowance in this pattern is 3/8″ and isn’t enough for flat felled seams and difficult to serge after). I embroidered the pockets with this pattern at a width of 5″. I placed the pockets just about 1/8″ lower this time so they won’t be in the way when I top stitch the yoke. I serged the side and inseams of each piece before continuing (I decided that serging after the pockets is probably a better idea for next time).

To get the print of the pockets to show on the inside when the jeans are finished, cut the pieces as usual from the wrong side of the fabric. When assembling, the right side should face out in steps 14 and 15 of the pattern.  I tried the rocketboy waistband method on this pair.  While I love the way it looks, I really should’ve interfaced (it rolls) and made the contrast fabric sit more towards the inside…it shows a little bit from the outside at times.  Despite cutting the waistband longer, I had the same issue as last time.  When the time came to get everything assembled it was just a bit too short.  I still haven’t pinpointed what my problem is there but will make sure to cut it extra long when I try this again.

One thing I do love about this pair is the inside seams.  I got the new 9mm flat felled Viking foot and tried it out.  It took me a bit to figure out exactly how to use it but it seems to have come out correctly.  I just used the pieces as cut…I don’t think the offset effected the fit.  I did have a major boo boo though that resulted in a lot of seam ripping, multiple times.  If you look closely you can see the stitching on the back seam/yoke area is a bit wonky.  It was a miracle the fabric even held up through all of the ripping I had to do since it’s so thin.

Once they were finished, I immediately embroidered pockets for my next pair.  I meant to start the next ones right away so I could really take what I learned here and have a much better result.  By the time I get around to attempting them again it’ll probably feel like I’ve never done this pattern before!

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