Elanor's favorite jeans are prone to ripping. I've fixed 2 small tears already.
The knee ripped out a few days ago – from one side seam to the other.
Rather than using iron-on jean-fixing patches, I use my darning foot and sew fabric behind the tear. It's a whole lot like reverse applique. I could have made more of the fabric patch show, but I think a bit of color peeking through is better.
These are skinny-legged jeans but luckily I was able to fit the leg onto the bed of my machine. It was a little tight for free-motion darning, but it worked.
Once sewn, I turned the leg inside out and trimmed away the excess fabric. I used a red bark cloth because this new, big rip is at the knee. It should hold up reasonably well.
She looks very cute in them, don't you think?!
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I’m betting she wanted those tears in her jeans.
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Oh my gosh, so grown up!
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As Mary Ann said – wow! Eleanor is growing up!! She’s a beautiful young lady – and those jeans look great! I like the way you fixed them!
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I’m bringing all my torn jeans to you! Very cool and Eleanor is such a cutie in her jeans.
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I use the same method to mend my family’s clothes. Mended one of my son’s knit hoodies, and honest to God, you cannot tell where the patch is until you turn it inside out.
I used to mend my husband’s jeans when we were dating. I think it was one of the ways that I “snagged” him. I mended one of his pairs of jeans with outside patches that were all shaped like hearts. He got a lot of ribbing about those!
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Some might say that asking a quilter to mend is like asking Picasso to stain your deck but your cute patches make it work!
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