Closet Core Morgan jeans from an Ikea curtain

After writing about my #make3in3 plans in the June newsletter, I had a renewed motivation for my sewing and immediately got cracking on my to-do list. I have since finished all of the #make3in3 plans I detailed back then but I'll spare you the boredom of seeing yet another pair of neutral coloured Hudson pants or Lou box top from me. Your time is precious.
I am SO EXCITED to share these finished Morgan jeans though. High waist straight cut trousers have been on my 'to sew' list for a while, since I'm told wearing skinny jeans now marks me out as an elder Millenial. I'm not quite ready to eschew peeling off my trousers just yet but I wanted a reliable trews pattern for woven fabrics, since they are more likely to be available secondhand than stretch denims.

Enter the Closet Core Morgan jeans. I essentially won this pattern a few years ago in a sewing raffle (I won a voucher and used it to buy the pattern) and it sat forlornly on my shelf for years, like many of my sewing fabrics and patterns. I chat a bit about the fabric selection in the April podcast episode but it's an old pair of navy twill Ikea curtains. 100% cotton, woven, non-stretch medium weight fabric. Recycling for the win!
I've made several pairs of jeans now (only two of which were successful enough to enter general circulation) so despite procrastinating for quite a long time over fear of failure, when I actually got going these came together relatively quickly. It's funny how the barriers you build in your head are often nowhere near as large in the real world. Sewing teaching us life lessons for sure!

I made a straight size 6 (my measurements are waist 27" and hip 35" for anyone interested in making these) and adjusted the pattern pieces to remove 5.5" from the inner leg length, being only 5 feet tall to the drafted 5'6". After trying them on, I had the inevitable lower back bucket so pinched out 1" from the centre back of the yoke, essentially a small sway back adjustment I think. This is a pretty standard adjustment for me and I think reflects the difference between the waist and hip measurement being larger than drafting. That's my idiot's understanding though, feel free to correct me if you know better!
The instructions include using jeans buttons and rivets but as these were planned as a wearable toile, I used navy buttons from my stash and skipped the rivets. I actually really like how these look with the buttons so I'll definitely keep them that way. My next pair are either going to be a pair of brown corduroy (to replace the failed pair of brown cords you might remember from way back in January) or denim, I've got several cuts of blue denim waiting to be released into the world. The leather patch is a recycled Loaf sofa sample.

I styled these with an eye to preppy, relaxed style, the kind of thing Kate from Line of Duty might wear on a kinda-maybe-queer-date with her boss. In retrospect, I think the faux-moccasins make the whole ensemble look a bit mumsy, so they have since been relegated to the charity bag. If anyone has any recommendation for ethical or secondhand moccasin style shoes, I would love to hear from you!