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| Turn your old jeans into a makeup bag |
Upcycled Makeup Bag
This bag makes a great travel pouch to take on your next vacation or camping trip, all you need is an old pair of jeans and a few sewing supplies. I'm calling it a makeup bag but you can fill it with whatever you like. Follow this tutorial to learn how to make the bag, then decorate it however you want; embroidery, applique, buttons, fabric paint, or stamps. The possibilities are endless! Get creative.
If you would like to learn how to make this bag into a cross body bag or a bike bag, come to my GoGo Craft workshop at the San Francisco Public Library Mission Branch on Thursday, June 27th from 3-5pm. More details here. Best of all it's FREE!
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| Use Men's or Women's jeans |
Denim Pants
Scissors
Ruler
Tailors chalk
Shank button
Thread
Pins
Sewing machine
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| The width of the pant leg determines the width of the bag. |
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| Using tailor's chalk and a ruler, make a line marking where to cut the pant leg. |
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| Cut off the pant leg along the chalk line. |
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| Turn the pant leg inside out and pin. |
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| Sew the pant leg closed 1/2" from the cut edge. (hand sew if you don't have a sewing machine) |
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| Turn the pant leg right side out. |
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| Fold down the pant hem to create the bag flap. |
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| Cut off the waistband below the seam. |
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| Cut the waistband on the buttonhole side. |
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| Insert the waistband piece into the center of the flap. (This becomes the bag closure) |
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| Pin to the top flap layer ONLY to secure. |
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| With matching thread, sew the waistband piece to the flap at the pant hem. (Make sure not to sew the flap closed) |
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| Hand sew the edge of the pant hem to the waistband piece. |
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| Optional: Using tailors chalk, mark where you would like to add the decorative topstitching. |
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| Sew along the chalk line with contrast thread. (I used gold thread to make it sparkly) |
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| Add a button and your bag is complete! |
Visit my website for more info about GoGo Craft.
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