Everyone is getting a little jeans pocket for Christmas this year. Celebrate Christmas in style with this superb table runner, designed and stitched by Margaret Light with sprigs of holly and ivy and finished with a dainty pin stitch hem.’ Most of the threads used are Gumnut Yarns perlé silk ‘BUDS’. Press the two cut edges of leg interiors of the front sides of the legs together and pin them in place in a nice line. Press. Pin and stitch the handles to each side of your bag. They’re adorable as ruffled rag quilt borders and I think they’d be a fun addition to a tote bag. Having said this I think it would be helpful if you’ve had some bag making experience before you make this applique denim bag. And, with a few modifications on the concepts I’d seen elsewhere, I think I came up with a great tote that will really last me a long time as a shopping bag or beach bag! Since I used the denim strips I already had on hand, my blue jean tote bag came out a bit taller and narrower. Fortunately, my pieces were in different denim colors to make the bold color block design.

But since this design is all about the color blocks, I’ll save the ruffles for another project. Your legs will look longer than they are thanks to the color blocking, which functions as a contour for your legs. You could go with this cross-body purse in a beautiful color like sunflower or eucalyptus, a silk floral scarf to wrap around your head or shoulders, oversized colorful sunglasses, a stylish hat, or whatever else you find while shopping. While you are on your bicycle you will be overtaken by the following persons, all of whom will pedal more aggressively than you and will clang their handlebar bells impatiently to shoo you over to the right: leggy blond women in miniskirts and four-inch platform shoes; businessmen in pressed white shirts and ties; teenage boys with girlfriends balancing sidesaddle on the back; teenage girls with boyfriends balancing splayed-legged over the handlebars; pale Turkish grocers carrying full crates of bottled beer; coffee-colored Indonesian women carrying full sacks of market vegetables; black boys in soccer jerseys arguing furiously in Dutch; elderly white-haired men with their wool trousers tucked into their socks; elderly white-haired women with long-stemmed gladioluses pinioned under one arm; Orthodox Jewish boys in yarmulkes; Islamic ladies in chadors; and a 300-pound tattooed man, bare-chested under his denim overalls, with one child on his handlebars and another clinging to him from behind.

So, while I sipped my cafe au lait, I people watched and welcomed the distraction of the French and their clothing choices. In addition to this, American stores had begun to recognise the commercial value of separates, with LIFE reporting in 1949 that separates made up an all-time-high of 30% of clothing sales in the States that Fall. She can’t wait to finish and take it to school next Fall. I came to take a look. Just wanted to say I love reading your blog and look forward to all your posts! I’m using the same blog platform as yours and I’m having problems finding one? Because you will be using this tote bag for potentially heavy stuff, you may want to use a zig-zag stitch or a double stitch. I don’t like the idea of using the stretchy jeans for a tote bag as it may not hold its shape very well. What better way to repurpose your old jeans into an adorable bag and help the environment.

I love the way you have used the scraps here and what a great tutorial. If you make a bag, I’d love to see it. Once you have the fabric you want for making your denim tote bag, cut a strip that will fit around the bottom of your jeans you just cut. To corner off the bottom of your bag, fold as shown in the photo, and stitch as shown in the photo. It helps to keep one hand in the pocket to keep it open as you blanket stitch. Stitch the seam and then zigzag the edges as shown in the photo. 13. With the raw edge of the denim band folded under, topstitch both edges of the denim band all the way around the bag. 9. With the raw edges folded into the center crease, fold the center crease so that the right side of the fabric are facing. Fold these two sewn corners toward the center of the bag’s bottom and either tack them in place with a little hot glue or a couple of stitches by hand. I decided to make this little Upcycled denim pocket purse diy Bag for my niece who is turning 12 this week.

Cute little ppurse – I like the idea of making a handle from lace. I really like this upgrade. You can also use a spray sealer or Mod Podge but it may not hold up to washing and drying like other products would on denim. One of the most significant advantages of denim tote bags is their durability. This tote bag is Eco-friendly and made from old denim fabric that would have otherwise gone to landfills. With this denim upcycling project, you’ll have something to keep makeup, school supplies, personal essentials, or just about any small items in. A Sgian-dubh – This is the gaelic word for ‘black knife’ and it is a small sheathed knife worn in the top of the kilt hose. We will create a unique DIY purse with a contrasting fabric and denim exterior, featuring a zipper top closure large front pocket (perfect for storage of your cell phone or keys).