Jeans Alteration

I've been trying to keep track of the Jeans Sew Along posts on Pattern Review, but with 31 pages of posts and many threads going on at the same time, I'm having a hard time figuring out who did what with which pattern and who needs what kind of information.

I did read a post about gaping issues at center back with pattern 2908. I posted a reply that contains a link to pictures I took of my Gaposis Fix.

I decided to put the link here too since some of you probably don't know about the Jeane Sew Along but still would like to see how to do a quick alteration for this fairly common fitting issue.

Comments

Ann's Fashion Studio said…
These are wonderful pictures, Thank you :)
March 31, 2009 at 3:19 PM
okie2thfairy said…
Thanks for showing me how to get rid of that. I always have that problem with jeans unless I get them skin tight. Can't wait to finish my pair.
March 31, 2009 at 8:49 PM
Rose said…
fantastic--thank you! I'm still waiting for my pattern to arrive, but this alteration will be helpful!
March 31, 2009 at 9:16 PM
Heather M said…
Thank you for the pics! That helps me out a lot since I tend to have this problem, too. I'm gonna try that next time!
April 14, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Amy said…
The photos seem to be gone...have you posted them elsewhere? Thanks!
August 18, 2009 at 2:32 PM
Anonymous said…
I know its a year later but the link doesn't work :-(
any chance of a fix?
March 11, 2010 at 1:01 AM
Anonymous said…
Where are the pictures on how to correct gaposis of jeans?
April 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM
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