I have been working on this skirt off and on for a few months now. I would get so far and then get preoccupied with other things..or get pulled away by one of the kids. I love re-purposing blue jeans! I have made purses, quilts and even a braided rug (which is not finished yet.) I made Sis one of these skirts back in the fall and she wears it often!
This skirt all started after I had Little Bit. I have lost over 70 lbs since I gave birth to her.(only 30 more to go!) I now weigh less than I did before I got pregnant with her. I went through my closet and threw out a lot of clothes. I only kept the size I was in and the size below that. Which just happened to be the size that had all my favorites that I couldn't bare to part with at the time. Well since these items were my favorites from before it means, I wore them a lot. They already had holes and I just made them worse wearing them more. I decided I couldn't stand to cut them up for a different project so I turned them into a new long jean skirt!
There are tons of tutorials on the net that show you how to make one of these step by step. If you are not much of a seamstress you can always buy one of these pre-made off of etsy.com. I have seen some beautiful ones over there.
What I love about these skirts is that they are all unique! No two are exactly alike. You can do just about anything with them. You can make them so they will fray or tuck all your seams for a more polished look.
Since this pair was already rough around the seams and had a hole in the back that needed patched..I decided to just go with the theme and make the patch and hems so they would fray later. :o) I will not be wearing this one out to dinner or to church. haha
My next one will hopefully be a nicer pair from the thrift store that I can finish nicely and wear to nicer places. But for now I am happy getting a little more life out of my favorite pair of jeans.
How do you re-purpose jeans? Feel free to share a link in the comments below.
Sincerely,
Homestead Mommy
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