Crazy Quilt Jeans Completed

I’m a bit belated posting about this, but I finished the crazy quilt jeans project just in time for our family’s trip to Maine. The jeans turned out better than I expected–they didn’t look so hot on in the photographs because they were just lying around, but when worn the right leg in particular looks great.

It’s hard to capture the spiral in these photos, but we gave it a shot.

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The left leg does well enough. As I mentioned last time, the patchwork was as much about necessity as it was about decoration. Left to myself, I would have only done the spiral on the right leg, possibly something with the back pocket. In fact, that was finished over a year ago. But when the top inside leg on the left split open, I had to put in some heavy-duty repair and cover it up.

I’m pleased with the way they turned out. Down the road, I’m going to have to make some jeans like this deliberately, instead of waiting until mine break. There’s something to be said for sewing that arises from need, that combines beauty and utility. But I want something that’s a plain pretty pattern too.