My, My, Aren’t We Feeling Clever Today?
January 31st, 2009 by ToniAt 16 weeks my belly is starting to get a bit large and once comfortable pants are decidedly uncomfortable. I finally broke down and purchased a couple pairs of maternity jeans and must admit they look great … at least they would look great if they were made for the under 5′ 9″ crowd. Apparently, petite women don’t have babies at least as far as the fashion world is concerned. Anyway, I took the jeans to be hemmed but then there was this ice storm and other things happened and over a week later I have yet to actually wear my purchase.
If you are like most women you will understand that my wardrobe does not contain a single size of anything. It contains instead a wide variety of sizes intended to accommodate diets, un-diets and the phases of the moon. Because of this, I didn’t get desperate all at once. Instead my choices narrowed over time until finally only a lone pair of slightly stretchy pants remained. It was the thought of choosing between hubby’s gray sweats or wearing brown corduroy for the 4th day in a row that led to this epiphany.
One pair of Hane’s boxer briefs plus one pair of past their prime jeans and voila! Twenty minutes later - maternity pants on the cheap. They won’t win any contests but they’re comfortable and should last until I’m back to my normal size(s) again.
I’m sure your wondering why someone who can obviously sew when necessary took her jeans to be hemmed in the first place. …. Yeah, me too.
HAHAHAHA……does Hubby know about your use of his Hane’s boxer briefs? LOL!
You are clever! Great job!
TOO ingenious!
I LOVE this!!! That is too funny! I’ve been wondering to myself how in the world I could make my own maternity jeans too. I don’t want to splurge on buying any, and my regular jeans fit me fine, I just can’t button them. This is such a great idea!
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i love it..! i will try this one later….coz i am comfortable with the maternity jeans and 19 weeks pregnant now and its hard for me to find a comfortable one.. thanks for the ideas….
The boxer briefs are a brilliant idea for the front panel.