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Purple fleece backed cotton Anita jeans
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I used the Anita pattern to make these jeans. I modified them by adding 4" of length and changing the shape and design of the pockets. The pockets say “ninja” and have a city skyline. I bought white fleece backed cotton, dyed it purple and went for it!
Material Notes
White fleece backed cotton, aubergine RIT dye, orange thread
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Feb 24, 2009, 05.48 PMby arsarca
wow, fleece skinny pants is an awesome idea! i add my voice to the chorus who loves the backpocket stitching, too. wonderful!
Aug 7, 2008, 01.37 PMby chelseacouture
yess! skinny jeans. i hope i can make some! esp. with like cotton fleece or whatever . looks cool!
Jun 15, 2008, 01.18 PMby unveilingCreativity
looks great!
can’t wait to try my hand at this one!
May 21, 2008, 08.16 PMby milliesewly
jokerthelove was right in calling them sweet pants.
like sweatpants but sweeter!
great job!
May 6, 2008, 05.37 PMby DJeatsflesh
Sooo cute! And they look so comfy!
Great job! I am way too scared to try a pant yet.. :]
May 3, 2008, 04.21 AMby vivaitalia-
loving the detail on the back pockets. x
Mar 27, 2008, 07.06 PMby jokerthelove
now, THOSE are some sweet pants. Great job!
Mar 15, 2008, 09.02 AMby emilyy
These are awesome, I love them. I never would’ve thought of using fleece! I think they look good on you too, I’m glad you’re happy with your curves cause I would kill to have some curves like yours.
Mar 10, 2008, 04.25 PMby skarinja
JJ, I live on Cobane at the intersection of Northfield and Gregory. I’m 17, I currently go to Newark Academy in Livingston. How about you?
Mar 8, 2008, 06.27 PMby BumbleBerry
These are awesome pants! I have some purple cords that I absolutely love.
These pants are really cool. Great job.
Mar 8, 2008, 07.42 AMby JJ1
Purple is my fav. color!
Where in West Orange do you live? I’m from
W.O., NJ too.
Mar 6, 2008, 11.46 AMby skarinja
Yeah, I accidentally made them too tight so they started pulling at the seams a bit at first, but like someone else said, they’ve loosened up a lot now. In the future I’d make them looser. I was going to add belt loops but I think belt loops with sweatpants is kinda weird!
Mar 6, 2008, 11.19 AMby anek
you should add belt loops. to me it’s always important to wear a belt. but that’s my personal opinion.
besides that I don’t think your too “curvacious” to wear skinny jeans.
the color is great! and the orange thread fits perfectly. I would wear it, too!
Mar 6, 2008, 10.53 AMby staticstasy
Actually I think it suits you…
Yeah, about the center back seam-you should probably topstitch it so it doesn’t suddenly rip when you sit down or something…
—it happened to me although I think it was because the fabric didn’t have any stretch :)— lolMar 6, 2008, 06.59 AMby ceregana
hey skarinja i am sure dairyheir66 didn’t wanted to offend you. we all have our personal views on style that is very subjective. I love the colors! I wouldn’t dare to make such a complicated pattern out of cotton fleece – it tends to get baggy over time but i think you rock it. I like the idea a lot.
Mar 5, 2008, 11.10 PMby lauriana
skarinja, you’ve got every right to be proud of your curves! And I think you did a great job on your trousers. I like the stitching on the pockets and the dyeing worked really well. I would like to make one critical remark though. I’ve made some trousers like Anita before, so I know where problems usually start and that’s at center back. The combination of such a different fabric and this ‘skinny fit’ design puts a lot of stress on the seams, and I can already see that showing at your center back seam in the detail shot. Also, in the same picture, it is visible that it must have been quite hard to line up those horizontal seams along the vertical one. This was a lot harder for you now than it would have been using jeans or something like that because fleece backed cotton has some stretch in all directions.
No matter what, keep up the adventurous spirit and keep on sewing!
Mar 5, 2008, 08.56 PMby skarinja
Dairyheir66, I’m proud of my curvacious hips and the muscles of an athlete. I’m 17, 5’9" and 134 pounds. I’m happy.
And I like showing off my curves.
Mar 5, 2008, 04.25 PMby Polychromatin
The pockets are great! Really nice idea :)
Mar 5, 2008, 04.03 PMby dairyheir66
Love the color. I don’t think this a particularly flattering style for you.
Mar 5, 2008, 03.56 PMby LemonEmlyn
Wow, wait so you made these out of cotton fleece? It’s like sweat pant material? Never would have guessed, looks good!
I love love love the stitching on the back pockets.
Mar 5, 2008, 03.30 PMby staticstasy
Really really cool! I want to try to dye fabric sometime too….