i know this should be a somewhat easy thing to do, but how can/do/should you patch jeans?
i have a pair of really awesome jeans that have a rip between the legs from rubbing together/jumping around like a maniac. i want to be sure that the patch will last for quiet a while. it's not a HUGE hole, so i really want to patch it.
anyways. recommend any products/solutions/techniques? :]

at joanns or michaels or even walmart theres different color denim patches that you can get.
you just put your pants inside out, put some iron-on glue around the hole, place the patch over the hole and iron it on.
or you can sew it.
sometimes it looks kinda odd but whos gonna be staring at the inside of your thighs for that long anyways?

sometimes i just get random scraps of fabric and sew them on right there too.

If you have any loose threads or frayed edges around where the hole is make sure that you cut those off before you patch up your jeans. I'd recommend sewing it to make sure that it stays, especially if the location is on the inside of your thigh. A satin stitch is pretty easy and holds well. If you're like me, seeing it will help you do it, so here is a video (along with some weird music.)

If you really truly care about these jeans, get a professional to patch them up. Your dry cleaner can probably do an excellent and somewhat cheap job. If you want them to be experimentally tacky patchy jeans, then go for the above. But to be honest, if these jeans have lasted you so long that they have ripped, then I would just buy another pair, take off a little square of these, and make them into a giant quilt someday. That's what I plan to do with my "dead" clothes. :C

I agree with Michelle. I have gotten a lot of emergency path jobs done at the cleaners for really cheap and they are very quick about it too.

i can't afford that, though.
like i said, the hole is really small, but not small enough to be just sewn together. hence the reason i'm asking for a really easy and reliable way to patch it.