Skinny Jeans with Leather Patches Tutorial – Celebrate the Boy

2.18 2010

How awesome are Dana and Rae. I love having a whole month to celebrate sewing for boys. I have loved sewing for my little man. These skinny jeans with leather knee patches are really easy to make and you will die every time you see him wearing the pants.

Lets get started.

Start with your pair of regular jeans.

Unpick the bottom hem on both legs.

Cut along both the back of the seam, not on the seam, up the leg of the pant.  Stop about 2- 3 inches beneath the pocket.

Pin your leather patch on the knee area.  You will want to pin closer to the inside seam.

Sew patch.

Turn jeans right side out.  Mark your new stitch. 

Sew your new seam.

Cut off the excess fabric.

Zigzag stitch along your new seam.

Roll your new hem.

Using your old stitches as a guide, stitch your new hem.

Turn them inside out and enjoy!

Comments

1. chelsea :

   super cute! i want some in adult size!:) love the patches.
2. Anonymous :

   Hi, I'm from Brazil.
   I´m here from BurdaStyle’s homepage. Your Elastic Waist Skirt Tutorial are really awesome! Every one can use – no matter the size.
   So I came here to check your site out. The kids are beautiful. Every thing is clear and comfortable. Nice to meet your world
3. Kara Witham :

   That's a great idea, very practical, too.
4. the mama monster :

   that is so rad! where do you get your leather?
5. Susan :

   mama,
   
   it is scrap leather from my moccs. but in utah, i get leather at nps and tandy's leather on state st.
6. Andy Quirks :

   Nice! so that's how I could make my old loose pants slimmer! thanks for the tutorial dear, very helpful!
   
   love your blog! will follow!
   
   xoxo,
   andyquirks.blogspot.com
7. Hannah :

   Brilliant! I love them. If only I could sew more than a pillowcase...
   
   (Saw you on the crochet class list. Excited to meet you!)
8. laura :

   Found your blog via Made and LOVE your blog!!
   
   We are a longboarding family and my boys (4 of them!) are constantly ripping their jeans. I need to start patching them with leather! Brilliant!
   
   Laura @ 6lalas.blogspot.com
9. Jen :

   My 9 year old son has been dying for some skinny jeans. I think I will try altering a pair of his jeans using this tutorial. Thank you so much. He will be psyched!
10. casserole :

    These are so awesome!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
    http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-little-boy-skinny-jeans-with-knee-patches/2010/02/18/
    --Anne
11. My Owl Barn :

    Great idea! I'll forward the link to my friend who'll love it.
12. theartistshouse :

    What a great post. I love using old clothing and giving it a cute, new, up-to-date look. These are adorable. I can't wait to make some. Thanks for the inspiration.
    
    http://theartistshouse.blogspot.com/
13. kristen :

    i cant wait to try these!! we love everything about your blog and were so excited that you saw ours!! thanks so much for stopping by!! i also cant wait to try your oil cloth coin purse! so cute!!
14. naomi :

    hi Susan!
    Thanks for stopping by my blog. These pants are just fantastic...and I have leather! Will have to wait for my boy to grow up a little before I can try.
    Thanks for Sharing
15. joyaumcreative :

    After reading your tutorial I tried it for my little boy.
    
    Here you can see the result :)
    http://joyaumcreative.wordpress.com/2010/03/17/skinny-jeans/
    
    Thank you for inspiring me!
    
    Greetings from Spain
    Sylvia
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