How to patch a pair of jeans

Did you ever notice that jeans today fall apart, sometimes after only a few washings!
It's really annoying.
You find something that looks great and fits great, and between the stretch fabric that most denim is made with today and all the special wash treatments that give the denim that distressed look, the garment is in a compromised state before it even leaves the store.

Our son had a very nice pair of jeans with all the wrinkles at the front pockets that make it look like they are already old, and ALL the wrinkles tore apart after only about 5 washings.  Since we bought them at store that sells name brands for less, the manufacturer would not honour any sort of warranty either.  Disappointing.  These were so bad we couldn't fix them.  The tears were too large, so we had to throw them away.

This is not always the case.  There are lots of pants that can be fixed.  Today, I am going to show you a pair of pants that need repair in the seat area, and because of where the repair is, you don't even notice it when the hubby wears the pants.  Again, these pants are fairly new, and all these cool washes just make the fabrics so weak.

Here is the pants needing repair.

You can see they have already been repaired once.   I pull them out of the dryer and discovered a new area in need of repair.  

Here is how we do the fix… 

Buy some iron on patches in denim colours at your local fabric store.

Cut the patch to a shape and size suitable to the area needing repair. 

I ended up cutting 2 patches to cover the area.  Next heat your iron and turn off the steam function.  Iron the patches into place.

Next you must duplicate this work on the inside of the pant, or it won't be strong enough.  Cut patches to cover the same repair area on the inside of the pant.  Iront those into place too. 

And for the final step, you must stitch this around the edges of the patch.  I recommend doing this from the outside of the pant.  If you don't stitch it, the patch can eventually give way in the laundry.  Stitching the edges of the patch will also further strengthen the repair.

Your finished project should look something like this. 

Now you can see that when I fold the pants, you can't see these repairs.  When my hubby will wear these jeans, the repair really isn't noticeable, unless you're the height of a toddler!  LOL!

Now you can save some money by repairing jeans too.
Supplies needed:

1. Denim in need of repair

2. Iron-on denim patches

3. Scissors to cut the patches

4. Iron and ironing board

5. Sewing machine

6. Either denim thread (yes, you can buy that) or dark coloured thread to match the pant.

Happy mending!

Cassie