Pocket change.Have a pair of jeans that don't fit? No need to dump them at Goodwill. With just a few snips and caboodles, you can turn that old de him into a fabulous bag you'll never outgrow outgrow verb To change the relationship with a condition or structure by dint of ↑ age or size; while children outgrow clothing, and certain behaviors, they rarely outgrow diseases–eg, asthma . WHAT YOU NEED jeans with belt loops * needle and thread * sewing pins * ribbon pom-pom strips * rick-rack * buttons * D rings (for the belt) * fabric glue * scissors scissors Cutting instrument or tool consisting of a pair of opposed metal blades that meet and cut when the handles at their ends are brought together. Modern scissors are of two types: the more usual pivoted blades have a rivet or screw connection between the cutting ends * ruler Cut each leg off below the inseam in·seam n. 1. The inside seam of a pant leg. 2. The length or measurement of such a seam. inseam n (US); inseam measurement → hauteur f of the jeans. (Put legs aside.) Cut through the inseam so it looks like a mini-skirt. Flip inside out, and line pom-pom string along the bottom between the two sides of fabric with the pom-poms facing in, then pin the bottom together. Using a whip stitch whip stitch see continuous suture. , sew tightly together. Flip the purse right side out so the pom-poms dangle dangle Nursing A popular term for the first movement a Pt is allowed, either after surgery under general anesthesia, or 'under local', where the recuperee allows his/her feet to dangle over the side of the bed along the bottom! For the belt, cut a length of ribbon long enough to go around the waist with a 4-inch overlap. Fold a tiny bit of ribbon over the flat end of both D-rings and sew. Slide the ribbon through the belt loops so D-rings are lined up in front of the zipper. Sew the ribbon to the denim all the way around, stitching close to both edges of the ribbon but leaving the D-rings and 4-inch end ribbon loose. Thread the end ribbon up and over through the D-rings, and tighten. Cut two 7-inch pieces of ribbon. Just inside the waistband, sew one length at the front button and one at the center back seam for tying your purse shut. To make a strap, cut a 21-by-4-inch piece of jean from the pants legs. Fold it in half, inside out. Lengthwise length·wise adv. & adj. Of, along, or in reference to the direction of the length; longitudinally. Adj. 1. lengthwise , sew the upper sides together, then flip it right-side out. Iron with the seam in the middle. Sew a piece of ribbon in the middle of the strap, over the seam. Sew the strap onto each side of the purse, inside the waistline where your hips would be. Glue buttons over the zipper area, and glue rick-rack along the front pockets. Tie two pieces of ribbon into bows and tack to back pockets. |
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