new apron

yes i am going to make a new apron and these are the fabrics i have chosen. very cute. the first step is done.

back pocket purse

i got these jeans at goodwill and wore them for a while, then decided i really didn't like them. i tried to sell them at a garage sale, but no takers. so this is what i did with them so far.
okey here is a purse that i made from some instructions on line.



first i cut the back pockets off a pair of jeans. i did add a 3/4 inch seam allowance, ya know, for seams.












amazingly i had the perfect size and color of zipper lying around (unbelievable!!). the right sides are pinned together. then i sewed it.


















i did it to both pockets. now they are attached at the tops by the zipper.















i sewed the pockets together around the sides and bottom. in the seam on the side i did add a handle (a piece of seam from the jeans). if you look close there is pins holding the flap down, i did attach buttons on both sides to hold the flaps closed.

very cute, too bad i don't carry little purses around. it is just the right size for a cell phone, an i-pod, maybe a lipstick and pack of gum....who knows but at least i get to put it in the done pile. :)

the front pockets of these jeans are cute too, i guess i'll make a front pocket purse too. i wonder how many things i can make from one pair of jeans??

welcome

hi this is a place for the patterns