Hey Everyone. Sooooo the lined front leg is not a great idea for a contoured fitting stretch jean. I used a really lightweight silk to create a long front pocket bag. Sometimes I look at what I have in my stash and I say to myself “why did I buy that ugly fabric?” But, I thought it would be a good fabric to try out lining the leg with because it was so light. In the end, I was not happy with the way it felt through the crotch. The overall fit was still ok, lining the front leg didn’t cause the jeans to become too tight, but it did pulled across the front crotch curve in a weird way, making them less comfortable. And, I’ll just say it now…I’m glad I work my good undies today… I pinned the front of the jeans closed, but there was a little peak a boo when I was showing you guys how they fit… That’s the trouble with being in front of the camera and shooting myself too, it’s hard to see stuff like that! (sorry).
I think if I were making a trouser style pant, this would work great. I don’t think the pocket piece would need to be cut out on the bias because of the looser fit. I’ll file this design idea for later 
…Maybe the batik fabric that I used for the first sample was just too heavy. I’m going to experiment with something lighter… and it occurred to me that I can off-set the bottom edges of the pocket facing and bag so they are not aligned on top of each other… That may make the base of the pocket bag less noticeable too!
I really like the gray ponte knit, so I’m going to take them apart and make new pocket pieces so I can finish them for next week.
Anyway, if you have questions or suggestions, please share! I’m off to help my Mom sew holiday projects for her church fair. That’s like a double bonus day, I get to spend it with my Mom… and we’re going to work on all sorts of little fun projects.