Corduroy Closet Core Morgan Jeans

For my latest project, I decided to sew a pair of corduroy Closet Core Morgan jeans.

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The Fabric

For the corduroy fabric , I purchased mine online at MelanatedFabrics. Unfortunately, they are completely sold out at this time. This is some of the nicest and drapiest corduroy I have ever used. It’s super soft and a mid-wale corduroy.

Brown corduroy pants incomplete — *Work in process*

The Morgan Boyfriend Jeans

One of the reasons that I chose to use this pattern is that it is designed for non-stretch fabrics. There is no stretch in the corduroy. The fit of the jeans is more of a straight fit and not too loose or baggy.

woman wearing leaf print shirt and brown corduroy pants

And this isn’t the first time I’ve made them. Although the instructions only mention using denim, I think you can use any jean appropriate fabric. Because I had made this before, I didn’t have to worry about fitting.

woman wearing leaf print shirt and brown corduroy jeans back view

Some Sewing Tips

For these corduroy Closet Core Morgan jeans I did take into consideration some sewing tips and techniques that made things a bit easier.

Wash the fabric in cold water and dry on low heat.
Gently iron the fabric. I like the iron shoe and press cloth.
Use a walking foot. This attachment will keep the fabric from sliding.
Use a pattern layout for napped fabrics, if possible.

Since the fabric is medium weight, a size 14 universal needle works great. I also suggest lots of pins (or clips) to keep things together.

woman wearing brown corduroy Closet Core Morgan jeans front view

If you are familiar with jeans making, this will be a relatively quick project for you. Beginners will probably want to make a muslin and get the fit right before cutting into the fashion fabric.

woman smiling wearing brown corduroy jeans and black t-shirt — *My fit check during the process*

Conclusion

These jeans are soft and comfortable. Corduroy is “in” this season, so I can be stylish without even trying😂. The most difficult part was the topstitching. Because there’s a nap in the fabric, it was very hard to see. But, overall, I’m happy with the results!

woman wearing fall leaves jacket, brown corduroy jeans and wine colored shirt

A Great Piece For Your Fall Wardrobe

I made the Style Arc Estelle Ponte jacket last week and I love it! It’s a great piece for your Fall wardrobe or your transitional wardrobe. I also like that that this ponte knit jacket has pockets, which you don’t always see in knit clothing.

The Pattern

Style Arc Estelle pattern and line drawing

As you can see, this pattern is rated “easy” to make. There are only four pattern pieces (front, back, pocket, sleeve) so it’s also a quick pattern to put together. The styling, like many Style Arc patterns, is modern yet classic all at the same time.

The Fabric

For my jacket, I used double-faced interlock in the color Auburn/Blue. It is one layer of fabric that has two “good” sides. I got this from https://www.angelawolfpatterns.com/. But I don’t believe there is any more available.

This is a medium weight fabric that has a bit of stretch, but not too much. It washes and dries great (always prewash you fabrics).

My Jacket

Because I only had 2 yards of this fabulous fabric, I really wanted to make sure that I would have enough. The yardage chart does show 2 yards for the size I made, but I usually like to have a bit more just in case. I shortened the jacket by about 1.25 inches. The sleeves I shortened by about 1 inch. Sleeve on patterns are often a bit too long for me. And, this pattern doesn’t have hems, so you will want to make sure that you don’t have to hem it if you don’t want to.

Style Arc Estelle-a great piece for your Fall wardrobe

I did use my serger to make the majority of this jacket. If you don’t have a serger, then use your regular machine with a zigzag stitch. That will work just fine!

Since I used blue thread in the serger, I used that to serge all the edges once the jacket was complete. So, from the back it shows contrasting thread. This is a great jacket for your Fall wardrobe because it can be very versatile. If your fabric is a solid color, then your jacket will simply be the same color on both sides.

Here is another project I made with a different ponte knit. It’s a stable knit fabric that is very comfortable to wear.

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Style Arc Estelle front-a great piece for your Fall wardrobe

Burgundy Button-Front Skirt

This is one of those patterns that I liked from the start. It’s Simplicity 9267 and it’s what I call a “soft” A-line skirt. That is the basis of this burgundy button-front skirt. It’s a simple basic design, but at the same time, an elevated look depending on the fabric choice. For mine, I used a polyester blend suiting fabric I had in my stash.

I made View B, which is the mid-length skirt. The pattern also has a longer and shorter version. There are front and back pleats and front pockets in the skirt. In these pictures I’m wearing the skirt with a BurdaStyle Magazine turtleneck I made years ago (here).

This is an easy pattern to make. Don’t be intimidated by the buttons and buttonholes! They really aren’t hard to make, especially since most machines will have automatic buttonhole feet. Believe me when I say the my burgundy button-front skirt was an easy make.

Buttonhole suggestion:

My only suggestion would be to make a couple of test buttonholes on scraps of the same fabric. Not only do you need to know how your thread and machine will act with the fabric, but you need to know in what direction the buttonholer goes first.

The only problem I had was finding the buttons for the skirt. When I have an idea in mind I like to go with that. But sometimes it can be hard to make that become reality. I actually ended up ordering buttons from buttons.com. In the end, I was very pleased with what I got and I like the way they look on the skirt.

I have also included this skirt in my November Wrap Up video on YouTube.

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As far as the sizing is concerned, using a 16 and grading to an 18 waist works well for me.

Thank you for reading. When you sew your own wardrobe, the possibilities are endless…