I have a lot of discarded jeans lying around so I'm trying to use them in sewing projects. I found a tutorial for a soft basket from Joanna at stardustshoes. She has some great tutorials on her blog.
The bag goes together really quickly, but tearing the seams out of the jeans take some extra time. So if you want to do a few projects work on the fabric while you're sitting in front of the TV or something.
The outside of the basket is upcycled denim with a pocket added right off the pants. The lining and the cuff are men's dress shirts--the heavy cotton type. The handles are more denim which I just zig-zagged together instead of buying some web/trim. I didn't have any heavy interfacing so I used some stiff felt for the bottom and just sewed it into the bottom. 
The nice thing about using discarded clothing is that it won't shrink! I hope that Peter will use it to carry his toys from his room to the living room and back again. The short handles make it easy to carry. Thanks Joanna!
ooohhhh...This is cute! I love working with old jeans! Actually I became a bit obsessed :) So I have taken a break. Here's the last thing I did...
http://oliviajeankeepinitgreen.blogspot.com/2008/12/3-month-recap.html
(its at the bottom of the post!)
Great to connect with another crafty mom! Thanks :)
Posted by: Olivia Jean | August 13, 2009 at 09:53 AM