How I patch my jeans

[c_hasbeen]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This is how I patch my jeans, I got a nice deal on a heavy sewing machine for 35 BUCKS a while back [/font]


[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]First I turn the jeans inside out and cut out a bigger area than just the hole, usual the hole is in the knee area and I make the patch bigger so I am not sewing in the thinnest areas of the jeans, plus it makes sure the seam is not directly under my knee when I bend down to do something. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I cut a 45 degree angle in each corner of the hole, and then mark with a pin from the edge of the 45 degree cut all the way around to give me a guide where to sew [/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I cut a patch out of an other pair of doner jeans that is a little bigger than the hole I cut in the jeans. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I then pin the patch in place trying to keep it exactly flat and folded up towards me [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]then I sew around the seams making sure not to stitch other parts of the jeans together that do not need to be sewn to the patch. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]once I have gone around the patch I come back and sew the corners, this makes a slight pucker on the patch and the jeans when it is done but it is not bad or really notifiable. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]then I sew once more around the seam and trim the excess back with pinking shears [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I iron the seams flat, turn the jeans right side out and iron the front of the seams. [/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]jeans turned inside out with a hole in the knee[/font][/font][/size]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]cut out the hole and make 45 degree angle cuts and draw sewing guide lines[/font]
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]pin in place to sew along the mark[/font][/font][/size]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]first seam[/font]

 

[c_hasbeen]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]This is how I patch my jeans, I got a nice deal on a heavy sewing machine for 35 BUCKS a while back [/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]First I turn the jeans inside out and cut out a bigger area than just the hole, usual the hole is in the knee area and I make the patch bigger so I am not sewing in the thinnest areas of the jeans, plus it makes sure the seam is not directly under my knee when I bend down to do something. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I cut a 45 degree angle in each corner of the hole, and then mark with a pin from the edge of the 45 degree cut all the way around to give me a guide where to sew [/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I cut a patch out of an other pair of doner jeans that is a little bigger than the hole I cut in the jeans. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I then pin the patch in place trying to keep it exactly flat and folded up towards me [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]then I sew around the seams making sure not to stitch other parts of the jeans together that do not need to be sewn to the patch. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]once I have gone around the patch I come back and sew the corners, this makes a slight pucker on the patch and the jeans when it is done but it is not bad or really notifiable. [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]then I sew once more around the seam and trim the excess back with pinking shears [/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]I iron the seams flat, turn the jeans right side out and iron the front of the seams. [/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]jeans turned inside out with a hole in the knee[/font][/font][/size]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]cut out the hole and make 45 degree angle cuts and draw sewing guide lines[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]pin in place to sew along the mark[/font][/font][/size]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]first seam[/font]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]make sure to put your hand down the leg so you know you are not sewing the back of the jeans to the patch by accident
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]sew all sides[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]sewing each corner[/font]

[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]sewing a second set of stitches on all sides after the corners are sewn[/font]
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[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]trim and iron on the inside[/font][/font][/size]
[font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=x-small][font=verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif]finished[/font][/font][/size]

 

[ttpadilla]

That's a nice, clean, patch!! Thanks for the tip.

 

[Ella1]

Nicely done.
I use old denim material and liquid stitch. I turn the hole-y jeans inside out, slide a piece of paper or plastic between the leg fabric so it doesn't get glued together, cut a patch of appropriate size--larger than the hole, and with rounded corners, follow the glue directions, and apply it. Then place a paper or plastic on the patch, add weights for pressure, and let it dry 24 hours or so.