OMG, I've become domesticated

I've become domesticated. It's official. Not only do I own a sewing machine, but I know vaguely how to use it too. Now this may come as a big shock to those of you who know me well. I'm certainly not the girl I was years ago!! If you'd told me way back when that'd I'd be happily married, gardening, cooking and now sewing, I would have laughed in your face. But now, here's the proof in full glorious technicolour........


I sewed a bag this evening from an old pair of jeans. Now not even a straight up and down bag, no, I decided to make a patchwork one. Ambitious for someone, who until recently was just about able to zoom up an old pillowcase in a not so straight line.


To make a bag from recycled jeans, I cut out some squares

Sewed the squares in a strip

Sewed the strips together to form a large piece, then sewed the two piecess together, with the right sides facing.
To square off the corners, I squashed the bag down and sewed across the corners

This is how the bag looks, inside out...

Turn it the right way round and voila!!!

To make the handle, I'm recycling a belt from an old pair combat trousers...
I have to yet finish the lining, I'm going to use an old pillowcase for this. Maybe. Or I might use some old curtain material, I haven't yet made up my mind.


I'm so proud of my efforts this evening!! Quite an achievement for little me :0)