Got eggs? If you have a hobby farm or homestead, you probably have hens. And, if you have hens, you have eggs. So. Many. Eggs.
Well, you need something to gather those eggs with. A bucket works, a basket is cute, and in a pinch, you can use your hands and coat pockets. We've all been there. ;)

But, wouldn't it be fun and albeit cuter to use an egg apron? Yes! You can live out your farm life dreams with a sweet egg-gathering apron. 

So, it's decided. You're going to make an apron for collecting those little breakfast nuggets. Besides, buckets are only made for livestock grain and treats anyway. ;)

• Swoon Patterns Egg Gathering Apron pattern. This is free on their website. Grab ithere. 
• Sewing machine, thread, and notions
• 1/2 yard medium weight fabric 
• 1 1/4 yards contrasting fabric (I didn't use a contrasting fabric)
• 1 1/4 yards lightweight fusible interfacing 
• Chalk pen or erasable pen
• Ruler
• Clips and pins. 

I chose to use the Swoon Patterns egg gathering apron. This was the coolest egg collecting pattern I found while scouring the internet. I collect about a dozen eggs every morning and wanted an apron to hold eggs and keep them safe. It also needed to be comfortable for me to wear. 

Many patterns had pockets that were sewn in a way that didn't seem secure. If you were to bend over (to pet the cat, or clean out the coop) the eggs would fall out. Swoon Patterns created an egg apron that is pure genius! It involves a little extra sewing but, is well worth it in the end. I promise!

Living in comfy clothes seems to be the new norm. Cozy pants especially. Fleece-lined leggings, flowy lounge pants, soft cotton harem pants, and PJ's of course. Gimme all the couch surfing pants.
Jeans don't really fit into the cozy pants category but, I'm going to talk about them anyway. Jeans are something I rarely reach for when I get dressed in the morning (afternoon?). If I do wear jeans, I reach for my Calvin Klein high waisted skinny jeans. They fit my body like a leather glove. So, when my friend told me about the January Jeans sew along, I jumped on board! 

This post is a little different than my usual pattern posts. Hundreds, if not more, Ginger Jeans tutorials already exist. So, I wanted to do something different. I'm taking you through my jeans fitting journey. Beware though, it's gonna get ugly before it gets pretty.

The January Jeans sew along was hosted by some lovely ladies in the UK, on Instagram. They set up a Slack app group for all of us to post and share photos to. We had live Zoom calls every Monday and then we were put into smaller Zoom groups. It was a whole jeans journey. We helped each other with fit issues and got feedback on our own jeans.

If you've ever wanted to dabble in jeans sewing, you really need to get the fit correct. Here we go!

• First, you need a pattern. I chose Closet Core's Ginger Jeans pattern in View B. It's a skinny leg, high waist pattern. My favorite style of jeans. But, you might want a low rise, wide-leg style. Scour the interwebs for a pattern that fits your specific taste. 
• 2-3 yards of Denim (check what % of stretch you'll need too)
• Cotton fabric for pocket linings
• Interfacing
• A jeans zipper (*it needs to be a metal jeans zipper so the pull will lay flat against the pants/ your body)
• Denim thread, regular thread, topstitch thread (optional)
• Jeans needles
• Fabric for a muslin (preferably denim)
• Jeans button
• Rivets (optional) 
• Awl and hammer for inserting button and rivets
• Rulers, chalk marker, scissors or rotary cutter, etc.
• Sewing machine
• Patience and time
• Serger for finished seams (optional)

Jeans sewing is an easy process. I've made a few pairs of jeans from Gertie's book, Gertie Sews Vintage Casual. However, this was my first time making a zipper fly and I was a little bit intimidated. Sewing one in your muslin is a great way to practice a new skill or technique. It wasn't hard at all! 

I really do recommend sewing a muslin first. It's a trial run. You can rip out seams, cut fabric to make space for your hips and legs, and practice topstitching. Use it as your "scratch piece of paper". Through my first muslin (that I made with 0% stretch fabric) I found that the so-called high waist wasn't high enough for me. My first adjustment would be to the rise. 
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The photos below are of my first muslin fit. I cut out a straight size 12. I like to cut one size that is the closest to my measurements and go from there.