Patching my husband’s jeans: second pair

What I did:

Before

These jeans had holes — in the front, on the upper part of the legs.

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closeup of hole in left side of jeans

Before: hole in jeans

right side of jeans with hole in upper thigh and worn pocket

Before: hole in upper leg of jeans

closeup of hole on right upper thigh of jeans

Before: another view of hole in upper leg of jeans

After

I fixed the jeans by sewing on exterior patches with slightly contrasting denim fabric.

closeup of left side of jeans with patch

After: closeup of patched jeans

closeup of right side of jeans with patch on upper thigh and pocket

After: patch over upper leg hole of jeans

closeup of patch on right upper thigh of jeans

After: closer view of patch on upper leg of jeans