This small casual bag is ideal for when you only want to carry a few essentials, but the outer pockets of various widths are handy for stowing away a few extras like a pens and pencils and a small notebook. The perfect make for upcycling old jeans and using leftover scraps.
We’re sure you’ve probably noticed, but we have quite the thing for embroidered details these days. Taking a cue from some of our favorite jean jackets we’ve made an easy denim pillow cover for all the patches we’ve been collecting and created the perfect way to work the trend into our home decor.
Can’t bear to throw out those jeans, but know that realistically you’ll never squeeze.
Give new life to your old jeans by making a shopping bag with them. Add some patchwork fabric to your design to create an additional dimension. Have fun recycling!
Some of us wear our favourite pair of jeans until they literally fall off our bodies. Once you have cut your jeans into shorts, what can you do with the left-over legs? This unisex bucket hat is an eco-chic way to salvage denim scraps which would otherwise end up in landfill.
How to make a half-circle wrap skirt.
Sew a wrap skirt in only one hour without a pattern! This easy tutorial has been designed with beginners in mind.
Denim Quilt made from Old Jeans. Free Sewing Tutorial & Pattern. How to Make a Jeans Denim Quilt. DIY
This is such a quick and easy way to hem jeans!
It is GREAT for kids jeans too….I’ll show you at the end but the hem can be undone so when they grow and need the length back..YOU HAVE IT!
Being the short gal that I am, sometimes it’s hard to find a great pair of jeans that fit well in the length. A couple of years ago I found some awesome deals on Lucky jeans at Buckle in the mall, and they offered free alterations. I wanted to take the jeans on my trip to visit a friend in Atlanta the next day and there wasn’t time to leave the jeans at the store to be sewn.
Sewing pattern and tutorial for diaper bag, nappy bag, diaper clutch bag pattern and bag for wipes and baby accessories.
Here’s a method I used to take in a too big jeans waist when I worked as an alterations shop seamstress. Ready to save yourself $25? Gather those supplies!
Learn how to make a Reversible Grocery Bag from your old jeans and making a pattern from a standard plastic grocery bag! DIY Sewing Tutorial
Do you have old jeans lying around waiting to be given a new life? I find the size works as a small handbag for an adult too. You may just want to make the strap a little shorter to make it a clutch.
I love this natural cotton material, beautiful, strong, durable, stylish, comfortable! And now the model of the bag was born, you can go to the beach and go shopping with it.
Using the legs from a pair of jeans, fabric from a shirt, and a stray button, you can make this little backpack in about the time it takes your toddler to take a nap.
