So, I was cleaning out #1 drawers, getting ready for back to school, (a chore I TOTALLY hate). And he had a pair of jeans that were too small. Had #2 try them on & they fit her (a little big), although the legs were too long.
I had seen a tutorial online awhile ago about turning jeans into skirt, so I decided to keep his jeans & try to repurpose them into a skirt for #2.
Today, I finally got a chance to sit down at my sewing table & discovered that the jeans were pretty easy to turn into a skirt.
When I was looking at some fabric I had, I found 4 more pair of jeans that #1 had blown the knees out of last year (before he outgrew them....BOYS!). Last year, I decided to try & do something with them-- they were too trashed to give away, but the waist/top part were in good condition.
So, here is my challenge-- How many different kinds of jean skirts can I make with these pants?? I have a few ideas, but we will have to see how they pan out....
Here is how the skirt turned out....
The pile of jeans....
Check out the holes in those knees!!! Good grief...I am reinforcing his knees in his pants this year!!
Anyone have any ideas?? I am totally open....
Have a good weekend!
2 comments:
Here are some ideas that I've come across lately:
jean skirt with ruffle tiers
http://applehead.typepad.com/applehead/2006/06/how_to_make_jea.html
jean skirt - cut more of the leg off following the basic pattern and insert fabric instead of the legs of the denim
Not skirts but stuff you can make pretty easily:
Denim apron from jeans
http://mybyrdhouse.blogspot.com/2007/09/september-apron-tutorial-jeans-apron-2.html
Denim tote bag/purse
http://www.myrecycledbags.com/2007/11/01/denim-tote-bag-tutorial/
Denim organizer
http://www.allfreecrafts.com/sewing/denim-organizer.shtml
Pot Holders
http://www.makeandtakes.com/blue-jean-pot-holders
Good Luck!!
One more non-skirt idea is to just cut them off and add lace or fabric to the bottom and make decorative shorts.
-S
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