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LaLa Posted - Mar 20 2015 : 4:40:42 PM
Well -- it's technically not a thrift store find, but it totally could have been.

Anywhoo, aside from everything going down in the prayer forum {http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=67985}, I've been trying to stay busy creatively, both for my sanity, and for a little financial help through my Etsy.

My latest sanity project is this pair of jeans. I got them at Old Navy awhile back, and they are the style I usually wear, however, for some reason *cough* Doritos obsession *cough, hack, hack* they have always been just a tad snug in the thighs. Oddly enough, my newer pair is not like this... the Doritos became slimming??

At any rate, I saw some patched jeans on Pinterest, and have just needed a pair ever since. So when I almost scrapped these jeans in a recent minimalism binge, I decided to just use them instead. Besides, I have a ton of embroidery floss in an exciting variety of colors that I need to use.

So far, I cut up the outside seam of each leg, have embroidered these edges, folding down the cut side and hemming it in place. All of this had been done completely by hand. I do not own a sewing machine. You can see my progress here: http://instagram.com/lalau427

I'm hoping to luck into some old plaid shirts or neat fabric with a 70s vibe -- nothing too bright and loud, but not to soft, either. I already have fabric for the patches which will be added in later near the knees. One is a bandana in a lavender shade of purple with black and white bandana pattern on it. The other looks like black-n-white diner floors...

My plan is: Once I have the bigger fabric pieces, I will sew them on the inside of each leg to make the legs wider {bell-bottoms}. Basically, it will look like the jeans sort of opened up like curtains to show neat fabric.

I thought I'd post about the project here to see if anyone had done this before and might offer some tips / tricks?

[URL=http://s25.photobucket.com/user/TroubleBrew/media/Blog/Post%20Images/20150320_195249.jpg.html][/URL]

That's Gingy at my knee... sorry for the shoddy photo. A little dark in here.

[URL=http://s25.photobucket.com/user/TroubleBrew/media/Blog/Post%20Images/20150320_194616.jpg.html][/URL]

A bit closer.

http://lalauland.tumblr.com
http://lalauland.etsy.com
Follow me on Twitter: @lalauland
Follow me on Instagram: @lalau427
DH & I are fundraising to keep ourselves off the streets and fed: http://gofundme.com/offstreet
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LaLa Posted - May 17 2015 : 10:03:56 PM
Still working on the jeans. I found some awesome fabric for them and am working on inserting it. The first leg has the fabric sewn into one edge of the jean. Working on that seam on the second leg now, and will soon be able to photograph that much of it. I also added some stitching here and there. More photos to come up soon.

https://instagram.com/p/120O38LV7C/ (This shows the fabric.)
https://instagram.com/p/1WNqNHrV9j/ (Here is some of the stitching.)

http://lalauland.tumblr.com
http://lalauland.etsy.com
Follow me on Twitter: @lalauland
Follow me on Instagram: @lalau427
DH & I are fundraising to keep ourselves off the streets and fed: http://gofundme.com/offstreet
LaLa Posted - Apr 27 2015 : 10:19:40 PM
Amy - I will definitely share more photos in the future. In the meantime, check it out at http://instagram.com/lalau427 . I just posted a new photo the other day.

Patricia - You're absolutely right about scraps, though I've never quilted before. :)

http://lalauland.tumblr.com
http://lalauland.etsy.com
Follow me on Twitter: @lalauland
Follow me on Instagram: @lalau427
DH & I are fundraising to keep ourselves off the streets and fed: http://gofundme.com/offstreet
2quilter Posted - Apr 27 2015 : 5:31:19 PM


recycled jeans/vintage quilt blocks outfit -



favorite, comfy, frugal...

When life hands you scraps, make quilts!
Song Sparrow Posted - Apr 12 2015 : 4:31:56 PM
Hi Laura.I've never tried anything like before but I love the idea. Please post a photo of the finished product. It's so creative!

Amy

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