The only jeans I can find to fit me are in the junior department. That means lots of distressing, rips, sparklies, and weird back pockets. I want a plain, dark wash, low-ish rise, boot cut jean. Even in the junior department, finding anything that fits is like finding a needle in the haystack. Size 0 Short are frequently too short, but the regular length is too long thanks to my freakishly long legs. Often Size 0 is too big. I don’t imagine the manufacturers will start making jeans in negative sizes anytime soon. So I am on the quest for the perfect jean pattern.

Design #10 from the 05/2007 issue of Ottobre Woman is almost perfect. I made my usual Ottobre adjustments which were successful. The fabric is a very old piece of corduroy that I don’t really love, but it was good enough to test the pattern. Because this was a trial run, I did not bother with making pretty back pockets. The pants are very comfortable and I am overall pleased with the result. I need to work on lowering the waistband, which should not be too difficult but might take a few muslins to get just right.

Just for the record, I never wear my shirts tucked into my pants. I am not a tucker. I only tucked for the benefit of the photo. The lower rise is not for style points or showing off my pasty white belly. It is for comfort. Being so short waisted, a lower rise feels better. Also, I typically do not take photos of my backside, however, in the interest of sewing, I make exceptions.