For some years now , i collected pices i cut off soft jeans` , and add them to a bag , without any plan. When my daughter was 12 she asked me for a Jeans Quilt , and i made her one , with out ever having made any. She still has it ,, Now i am not yet decided what will become of all those leftover ,, but i left them `cooking` long enough , they should soon become something .. mirjam
my Jeans leftover bag is overflowing
Aug 29, 2008
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Patchwork skirt, maybe? With nice matching bag?
I made a jeans bag from the leg of jeans and used the flat felled seam for the long shoulder strap. Used the pockets and re-sewed them on each side using a red embroidery stitch. Also had inside pockets for keys, lipstick, etc. A very convient bag! Barbara in SC
Oh good they are well aged. ;) Here's directions how to make a purse from the top half
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If you have strips,you could always "weave" the strips and sew them into yardage. Then youcould make grocery bags, etc. Jeans weight denim is just so useful for somany things. I have a bag of cast off jeans (outgrown and too worn to bedonated to the thrift store) that I save for patching other jeans. Thefabric really is too useful for other things to just throw away.Sharon
I made someting similar to that several years ago - just intuitively, no patterns. I put long handles on it so that it can be carried on the shoulder, and now it is dh's favorite tote bag - I never get the chance to use it!!
Olwyn Mary NOT in New Orleans.
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Thank you Barbara , but there isn`t one piece , nore pocket that came from pants [ i rarely wear pants and sure no jeans !!] Some years ago i used my [than] children`s jeans , for such an idea !!! thank you mirjam
Kate !!! you are sort of thinking close to my thoughts ,I am in fact considering this !!! mirjam
Sharon , they are aged but originally they are all the soft kind , not the `pants gross` kind , But now you mentioned weaving ,,, HUM ??????? i coul.........d , finish my warp now and maybe weave a jeans rag rug ,,,, quite an idea , bu......t than i will need more material ,,,, i get a jeans colored face from this hahhahahah , ps i am now in my jeans age since it Compliments my white [with some pepper] hairs !!!! mirjam
Check out this link
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made the circle quilt a few years back and love it. Any of the ideas could be used on a bag or purse. Kirsten
Kirsten thank you for this DELIGHTFUL site , even if i won`t make something like they did , i have a Aesthetic feeling of the projects they do . mirjam
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