So I took a pair of jeans into my workshop; after sitting for a while wondering if I should turn them into a skirt and then realising their would be no point as the jeans don't fit as jeans they would not fit as a skirt. I decided a teddy bear would be a good use, so I went through my collection of vintage patterns and found a make do and mend pattern for a teddy bear.
This is the result of that pattern and my first ever attempt at a soft toy.
I then made a crayon roll:-
As you can see, I added a patch of fabric from my scraps stash to give a bit of colour rather then having all blue crayon roll. The inside of the crayon roll, I've used felt as I find this better for crayons and pencils.
Then I moved on to:-
A zipped cosmetic purse, with flower applique for a bit of extra colour. I also lined the cosmetic purse in the fabric I cut the flowers from. Alas my flash was not strong enough in the evening light to pick this out.
I then made:-
A little pocket money purse, using the zip from the jeans and freehand machine embroidered the words on.
And finally:-
A little girls tote bag made from the bottom part of one leg of the jeans. Which I embellished with a little cotton flower I made and the cotton tape I had in my cupboard.
In the end I managed to make five items from one pair of jeans, which I think is not to bad considering I was using my own jeans and I am only five foot tall.
