I am a bit addicted to this pattern. After the last lot of shenanigans with the seams and turning through, this one sewed up like a dream. But I'm still not going to make them to sell, i value my sanity :) If anyone else is though, use recycled jeans, they work really well!
This one was made on a rainy Lancashire day, but it's being shipped off to sunny Australia, so I thought the tropical blue flowers were quite appropriate. It's going to a very lovely friend who emigrated there about 5 years ago, and who is sorely missed. She has two beautiful boys who I last saw 6 months ago - the octopus messenger bag was made for Ben, her eldest.
I would dearly love to make the trip out to see her one day. Maybe after the neverending loft fund has been repaid. My only worry would be that we wouldn't want to come back...
I love this, it's gorgeous! I spent an hour this afternoon googling around for a good tutorial for transforming old jeans into bags, then here you are in my Google Reader with the perfect solution! Will definitely be trying this pattern :)
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You said that the last time I made one of these with a pair of jeans! Look, here: http://thepickledweasel.blogspot.com/2010/08/yeah-whatever.html
ReplyDeleteGlad that you like it. Twice. ;)
That's pregnancy for ya, makes you repeat yourself!
ReplyDeleteThat's pregnancy for ya, makes you repeat yourself!
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I thought it looked familiar! :)) I need a lie down!
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