Dawn jeans (4 in 1!) pattern

Love this pattern, first time ever making jeans with black denim and orange Topstitch and found this pattern easy to follow and a great fit. I made the straight leg version 14-16 and graded the hips across the two sizes, made the waistband larger and really loved the result. Only thing I would change is to sew the belt loops into the waistband top when stitching together which will be tricky but neater for me..

Great pattern. Very detailed. I made a beautiful pair of shorts, and I can’t wait to make more!

The very first pair I sewed up was something of a revelation. I just couldn’t believe it fit so well out of the box! I have since made the taper version x 2, the straight version x 2. I have even made the above in a slight stretch a size down and I think they might be my favorite stretch jeans pattern too! My only issues might be that the fly zip sits a little too close to the edge of the fly and can peek out (I have since changed my approach so it sits deeper) and I’m currently making the wide leg version and, perhaps given my height (5’3”) I feel like I’m drowning. A relaxed but not enormous leg would be a great 5th option!

Love this pattern. It's directions gave me the confidence to make my first pair of jeans. The only thing I wish I knew about making any jeans before starting is that for a true buttonfly as this pattern calls for you need to have very heavy weight denim. I've made this pattern (only with the button fly version) 3 times with various fabrics. The first pair I used as 11 oz denim an only 4 buttons but I extended the fly due to my body measurements. This resulted in gaping. so my next pair (stiff 13 oz denim) I added a button to the line up and no gaping. I followed this same method for a bull denim (website I ordered said this was 10 oz but I think it was more around 8 oz), and still so much gaping on the front. I went ahead and added a few snap buttons to the fly on both the first and third pair and they fit great now, no gaping at all. I would also recommend interfacing the fly extension not just the button hole part of the fly. Amazing pattern otherwise. My measurements are 29 waist and 36 hips, and I'm 5'11'' so I did a modification to the back yoke and to the seat, took out a lot of fabric and added about 1.5 inches to the rise

I absolutely love the fit of these jeans and the directions make it very doable for a newby at sewing jeans😊 I’m making more!