Monday, July 16, 2012
I love repurposing things. This time it's a jean skirt that I didn't like the bottom edge and some old jeans that were too big.
Pretty easy and I love it.
Here's how. Cut apart the jeans completely so you have large panels. I cut all the seams off too.
Decide on the size of the ruffle you want and cut up the panels into strips. I used the first one as a template to cut the rest.
Finish cutting strips, and remove the ends that are angled.
To seam the strips together I just layed one end on top of the other and stitched down as shown.
Here's the skirt. I measured the length I wanted and trimmed the end off.
It has a front split so I need to fix that.
I cut a piece of the jeans to cover the split like shown.
Then I surged the edges to prevent fraying.
Using matching thread, sew down the back piece. Really I could have stopped here if I wanted, but I wanted some ruffles.
Sorry I didn't take any pics of the ruffling, but I just did a straight seam attaching the strips, making a small pin tuck every so often.
Wash the skirt a few times to fray the edges and trim any excess.And done! Easy, Cute, and I didn't spend a dime!
Labels:
Sewing tutorial,
upcycle
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