My eldest boy has a thing with wearing the knees out of his jeans. Maybe it’s because I buy used clothing. At any rate, this is how I take care of the problem.
1. Start by ripping out the inner leg seam. For a small pair of pants, you practically have to rip from the crotch down to the hem, but not quite. I ripped from pin to pin on this pair of jeans.
Miriam - Starbeamer Patterns says
Even better, add a little flair to the patch for young kids to give them a pair they’ll love. (dinosaur, flower, shapes, etc.)
Lauren says
My four year old is obsessed with monster knee patches. (I got the idea from stuff like this: https://www.google.com/search?q=monster+knee+patches&client=ubuntu&hs=uPn&channel=fs&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=ikVJVaqCD42uyATpwYHICA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAg&biw=1301&bih=673#imgrc=_
Sometimes I think she tries to tear her jeans to see what monster I’ll come up with when I patch them for her. 🙂
Linda says
For small Children you could add quilted patches. For older I’d buy tuff skins does Sear still sell them. I not iron on patches inside if they are brand new.
Mavis says
I love the quilted patches idea. That would make for some seriously cute jeans!