Operation Fusion Pants Update

[soc_puppet]

Fusion Jeans progress! I have successfully attached two panels (of four) from the lighter colored jeans to the sides of the darker colored jeans. I also hemmed the bottom of the darker colored jeans, since they were originally much longer.

The resulting jeans fit! They sit quite low on my hips, though, so I'm planning to take the remaining light-colored panels and make a waist extension; I already picked up some jeans buttons from the craft store to finish things out.

Since the light colored panels "migrate" more up front when worn, I also bought a couple of paint stencils to put a design on them. I think if they're more visually interesting, they'll look less... out of place? I may also re-hem the bottoms to even them out, but I don't have as much wiggle room there as I might like, so I may wait and see how the slightly uneven edge looks first.

Anyway, they're mostly done, and currently wearable, but I want to finish out a few things to make them 100%.

Comments

[casualbird]

oh, they look really cool! i'm really glad to see this update, i was super excited when you posted your initial idea.

[soc_puppet]

Thanks ^_^ To be honest, I'm rather surprised I managed an update quite so quickly; I was expecting them to sit around for a month or two before I made much progress, but here we are!

[izzet_bedtime_yet]

Ooh... that's going to be a really nifty-looking pair of jeans, I think.

[soc_puppet]

One can only hope! And then work extra hard to Make It So :P

[shy_magpie]

very cool!

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^_^

[sasha_feather]

That's awesome!

[soc_puppet]

Thank you :D

[redsixwing]

Those look super neat!

Paint stencils could be fun, and something like decorative patches (whether just other types of fabric stitched on or the ever-popular embroidered patch) might be fun, too.

If getting your even hem results in legs too short, you can always attach a cuff made of whatever scrap you have on hand. :)

[soc_puppet]

Thank you ^_^

Ooo, yes, that would be cool; I've got some pretty fat quarters that I've been using for pocket extenders, but that doesn't use up nearly all the fabric. Food for thought.