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Love to Sew Studio Uses
Brother Project Runway Sewing Machines |
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How to
Make a Denim Pocket Book or Handbag from an old pair of jeans |
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Don't know what to do with
those old jeans that don't fit anymore? Here's a cute idea... a
denim pocketbook out of the jean pocket. |
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Directions for making a Cool Denim Pocket
book |
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First cut out a back pocket on
an old pair of jeans. Leave about 1 to 2 inches of fabric all around the
pocket, on all four sides like shown in the photo. |
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piece of fabric the same size as the jean pocket you just cut. |
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| Place the jean
pocket and the fabric PRETTY SIDES TOGETHER. Pin around the pocket
and fabric on the 2 sides and the bottom of the pocket as shown in the
photo. Straight stitch about 1/2" around the pocket leaving the top
open. (Don't sew the top, that's where your stuff goes in your new
pocketbook) |
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| Trim your seams
around the 2 sides and bottom of pocket.
CHANGE your machine to zigzag stitch
Zigzag the edges of the seams together to
help stop unraveling.
(Look closely at the edges of the pocket
seam and you will see a turquoise blue zigzag stitch)
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| CHANGE
YOUR MACHINE back to straight stitch
Fold under the TOP rim of your new pocketbook
1/2" as shown in the photo. (make sure you don't sew the opening closed)
Straight stitch around the top using the pressure foot as your guide. Turn
your pocket book to pretty sides out.
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Cut a handle the desired
length and width that you want. If you like the length used in the
photo at the top of the page, the measurements were 30" long and 5 1/2"
wide.
Fold handle in half length
wise PRETTY SIDES TOGETHER and pin. Straight stitch seam using the
pressure foot as your guide. |
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Turn your handle to the
pretty side out. Press handle.
Tie knots at both ends
of your handle. |
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| Pin and sew one
of the ends of the handle to the outside (pretty side) of your pocketbook
as seen in the photo. Do the same to the other side. This step
can be done by hand if you are having difficulty sewing through many
layers of fabric. Your
awesome denim pocketbook is done!!!
We'd love to see a photo
of your recycled project! |
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Why not make a
few and sell them at a craft fair? ...a school fair would do the best
for this craft. Price range for selling might be any where from
$7.00 each and up to $18.00 each if you add buttons, lace, and patches,
etc.
or make a few and
give them to friends as gifts... remember...everyone loves a handmade
gift. |
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Would you like
to see your "Green with
Jeans" Recycling Project
Photo on LovetoSew.com? We would!
Click
Here
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