Not Boyfriend's - MINE

At long last - the finished Boyfriend jeans.

And the sun came out to welcome them and I wore my new red shoes.

I think I changed the fitting so much at the crotch and inside leg that they no longer resemble a boyfriend style but are a just a pair of jeans.

 The eagle-eyed among you will notice the bias cut yoke pieces to make the most of the pinstripe denim. I topstitched in blue thread as I thought there was enough going on with the stripes and a contrast thread would be too much

You won't often see a photo of me from this direction!

 Coin pocket was cut on the cross grain for horizontal lines for added visual interest.

What's better in life than a white shirt and a pair of jeans?

The legs of these jeans are just great as they taper slightly towards the ankles so that when you fold up a cuff there's no gathering of fabric.

I hope you have enjoyed this little mini-series about jeans and found some of it useful. I'm in a jeans mood now and plan to crank 'em out over the next few weeks. I have one more post about the order of construction that is based on Sandra Bettizna's method that is so much better that Hot Patterns instructions and makes that final fitting so much easier too.  With all these jeans planned I'm also starting to think about tops to wear with them so I'll try to mainatain your interest with more than just jeans.

Thanks for reading. Ruth