I've been working on jeans for several days. I cut a 3X muslin and tried it on and it was ridiculous. I took 2 inches out of the front and back crotch length, I took another 1.5 inch height off of the yoke, then I started working on the waist. I took several inches in on the waist tapering down to the hip. At that point I decided to cut another muslin. I modified the pattern to more or less duplicate what I'd done to the muslin. I added two inches to the inseam, to make it my length of 30 inches. I'm cutting the second muslin right now. On the legs I managed to cut the back but the front I didn't have enough muslin fabric length! So I'm patching some more fabric so I can cut the full leg. Next I'm going to cut the yoke. Hopefully by the end of the day I will've been able to try this muslin on.
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I'm not sure which is more exciting, having custom fit jeans or this awesome denim I snapped up at a Joanns sale. If I recall correctly, it is made in USA (I wouldn't have bought it if it was a shitty import). It's cotton, and non-stretch.
Look at this ridiculous yoke, so tall. Wish I saw this picture before I started. Also ridic for a jeans pattern? No fly shield, no coin pocket. Butterick no longer offers a plus size jeans pattern.
http://butterick.mccall.com/b5403-products-10316.php?page_id=408
