Readers, I am sad to report that the MPB Jeans Sew-Along Express has arrived at its destination. It's been a great ride, but it's time to deboard (which is a real word, believe it or not) so I can clean the bathrooms.
Showing posts with label Jeans Sew-Along. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jeans Sew-Along. Show all posts
May 15, 2011
So Long, Sew-Along -- Peter & Michael's White Jeans Photo Shoot!
Readers, I am sad to report that the MPB Jeans Sew-Along Express has arrived at its destination. It's been a great ride, but it's time to deboard (which is a real word, believe it or not) so I can clean the bathrooms.
May 14, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 10.5 -- Rivets FAIL + Gifts Galore!
Friends, contrary to popular opinion, I am just a person. Like you, I have my highs and my lows, my successes and my failures. In the latter camp must go jeans rivets. Try as I might I simply cannot manage to attach them correctly. I can poke the hole in the fabric all right, it's everything else.
Jeans Sew-Along 10 -- How to Make a Button Fly!
Much to cover today so let's get to it. The best way to create a button fly is to look at a pair of RTW jeans and recreate one.
May 11, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 9 -- Plodding along + CONTEST WINNER!
Not much to report today, friends. I made decent progress on Michael's jeans yesterday, but let's face it: the second pair of white jeans is never quite as exciting as the first. The button fly should provide some drama, however, and I expect to be reporting on that tomorrow.
May 10, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 8 -- Starting all over again!
Friends, today I get started on my second pair of jeans, the ones with the button fly, which I'm making for Michael.
May 8, 2011
May 7, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 6 -- The Bodacious Backside
Friends, believe it or not, we're past the mid-point in our jeans construction! We've completed our front pockets and front fly. It's time to do the
May 6, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 5 -- The Fly
Readers, what is it about installing zipper flies that instills terror in the hearts of millions?
We are now going to vanquish that fear.
May 5, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 4 -- Front Pockets
Readers, I know what you've been wondering all week. Is Peter going to finish his jeans pockets with genuine rivets?
May 4, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 3 -- Seams
Good morning, Sew-Alongers and Sew-Along bench-sitters! I don't think I told you yet, but I'll be sewing two pairs of jeans in our Jeans Sew-Along: white denim jeans with a zipper fly and dark blue denim jeans with a button fly.
May 3, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 2 -- Fit
I like to think I'm a very open-minded person, but in many ways I'm quite traditional and jeans fit is one of the ways. Unless you're dancing around a pole, please keep your appendectomy scar covered.
May 2, 2011
Jeans Sew-Along 1 -- Getting Started!
Welcome to the first day of the MPB Jeans Sew-Along!
For the next few weeks we're going to be making jeans together. Whether you're a veteran or are sewing jeans for the first time, you're going to have fun and, I hope, learn something new about jeans and jeans construction.
Apr 30, 2011
MPB Jeans Sew-Along -- Down Under's Own DON!
Friends, I never know what to make of Australians. They look like you and me -- well, OK, they're sexier -- and I can usually understand what they're saying, but they seem to exist in a parallel universe. It has something to do with being on the wrong side of the planet I think. They're....different.
Apr 28, 2011
MPB Jeans Sew-Along -- EMERGENCY UPSTART, I MEAN UPDATE
Friends, with just four days to go before the start of the MPB Jeans Sew-Along, I wanted to answer some basic questions about jeans and jeans supplies.
Actually, I wanted someone to answer my questions and so I decided to go straight to that jeans-sewing wunderkind, Taylor Hackbarth of Taylor Tailor...or is it Tailor Taylor -- I can never remember.
Apr 5, 2011
Thinking about JEANS... plus contest winner!
Can it be? Are we really only four weeks from the beginning of the MPB Jeans Sew-Along on Monday, May 2? Somebody check and make sure I'm counting correctly!
Mar 14, 2011
MPB Jeans Sew-Along -- UPDATE!
Good morning, jeans lovers and others, and welcome once again to my bagel shop. I bring great news, piping hot coffee, and all the Sixties song hits from your youth -- or at least mine.
Our Jeans Sew-Along is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 2, 2011, which means we're just about six weeks away.
Mar 4, 2011
MPB Jeans Sew-Along -- Save the date!
Guys, it's official: the MPB Jeans Sew-Along is scheduled to begin Monday, May 2, 2011. It's for both men and women and I hope you'll participate.
Mar 1, 2011
Time for another MPB Sew-Along!
Friends, I've been thinking: now that our Men's Shirt Sew-Along is coming to a close, what might we sew together next?
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