Jude Flare Jeans Pattern
Get your groove on with the Jude Jeans! Designed for stretch denim, Jude is close-fitting through the waist, hip, and upper thigh before widening at the knee in your choice of bootcut or flare leg silhouettes.
View A is a classic 5-pocket style, featuring a mid rise and a bootcut leg.
View B features an ultra high rise with front patch pockets and a full flare leg with a wide faced hem.
All views include a back yoke, contour waistband, belt loops, and a fly front zipper, with a 32" inseam.
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Sizes: 0-32 (PDF)
See our guide to printing & assembling PDF files here.

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Pattern Hooks (Set of 6)
SUGGESTED FABRIC
- Jeans: Stretch denim with at least 2% lycra.
- Pocket lining: Medium-weight wovens, such as quilting cotton.
YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS (0-20 SIZE RANGE)
View A (Mid-Rise + Boot Cut Leg)
- 45" (1.15 m): Sizes 0-20 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m)
- 58" (1.5 m): Sizes 0-14 = 2.25 yd (2 m), Sizes 16-20 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m)
- Pocket Lining: Sizes 0-20 = 0.5 yd (0.5 m)
View B (High Rise + Flared Leg)
- 45" (1.15 m): Sizes 0-8 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m), Sizes 10-14 = 3 yd (2.75 m), Sizes 16-20 = 3.25 yd (3 m)
- 58" (1.5 m): Sizes 0-8 = 1.75 yd (1.5 m), Sizes 10-14 = 2 yd (1.75 m), Sizes 16-20 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m)
YARDAGE REQUIREMENTS (14-32 SIZE RANGE)
View A (Mid-Rise + Boot Cut Leg)
- 45" (1.15 m): Sizes 14-20 = 3 yd (2.75 m), Sizes 22-26 = 3.25 yd (3 m), Sizes 28-32 = 3.75 yd (3.5 m)
- 58" (1.5 m): Sizes 14-32 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m)
- Pocket Lining: Sizes 14-32 = 0.5 yd (0.5 m)
View B (High Rise + Flared Leg)
- 45" (1.15 m): Sizes 14-20 = 3 yd (2.75 m), Sizes 22-26 = 3.5 yd (3.25 m), Sizes 28-32 = 4 yd (3.75 m)
- 58" (1.5 m): Sizes 14-20 = 2.75 yd (2.5 m), Sizes 22-32 = 3 yd (2.75 m)
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES
- Fusible knit interfacing, 0.5 yd (0.5 m)
- Jeans button, one 27L/17 mm button
- Denim zipper:
- View A–Mid Rise: 8ʺ/20 cm (sizes 0–20), and 9ʺ/23 cm (sizes 14–32)
- View B–Ultra High Rise: 9ʺ/23 cm (sizes 0–20), and 10ʺ/25 cm (sizes 14–32)
- Optional: denim rivets
- Denim needles
- Topstitching thread
- Regular thread
- Marking tool
- A hammer and nail or awl for installing hardware
Sewing level: Intermediate
Sizes: 0 - 20 and 14-32 (see our sizing chart here)
Finished measurements: See complete final measurements for 0-20 here and 14-32 here
Instructions: English or French
Print at Home File (Letter & A4): Sizes 0-20 (31 pages per view), Sizes 14-32 (40- 41 pages depending on view), sizes are layered.
Copy Shop (36"x48" / A0): Sizes 0-20 (3 pages), Sizes 14-32 (5 pages), sizes are layered.
Sewalong
- Sourcing Denim
- Sourcing Jeans Making Supplies and Hardware
- Personalizing Your Jeans
- Seams Finishes for Jeans
- Cutting and Prepping
- Assembling Pockets
- Sewing a Fly Front Zipper
- Assembling the Back
- Sewing Side Seams and Back Pockets
- Sewing the Waistband
- Back Pocket Placement
- Belt Loops, Hems and Buttonhole
- Installing Denim Rivets and Jeans Button
Related Sewing Tutorials
- Common Jeans Fitting Adjustments
- Choosing the Right Size When Making Jeans
- Tips and Tricks for Sewing Jeans Buttonholes
- Installing Hardware with a Rivet Press
- Repairing Jeans with Invisible Mending
- Visible Mending: Sashiko
- Alternative Waistband Method
- How to Sew Flat Felled Seams
- Ankle Zipper DIY
Pattern Hacks & Inspiration
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