I hate to patch clothes, too. I will do it for my DH since he only asks me to patch holes in front pockets. I can do that by hand and not worry about how it looks as long as nothing falls out through the patch. LOL I am going to patch the seat of my favorite pair of flannel bottoms that I have been wearing for years. They are so soft and big. I like to be comfortable so bigger is better. The fabric wore through at the middle of the seam. I am going to try a big square patch to cover a good bit of the bottom because one wear through means many wear throughs. If I am going to patch these, I want them to last a while. :)