Ach! DH is a farmer and he would give me grocery sacks full of jeans that needed patching when we first met. So I patched. And patched. Finally it got to the point where the jeans were tearing out along the seam lines where I had sewn the patches on. The jeans were just plain rotten. Why, I had to finally put my foot down! Now I only patch small tears in newer jeans. If they need to be re-built from the pockets down, well they become grease rags around here now. I'd do darn near anything for my DH but there are limits on how long a pair of jeans will last. He still tries to get me to patch sometimes, bless his heart but I stand my ground on this issue, lol!