I’ve been creating again. This weekend I was sorting through my stash of fabrics and I realised that I had loads of denim scraps left. So, I started randomly sewing the denim pieces together. I made a rough sheet of denim squares which I then trimmed up to make it straight. After this I sewed up the sides and made a lining for the bag from another fabric in my collection.
To make the strap for my bag, I re-used a fabric belt from a pair of combat trousers which have long since gone to the charity shop.
Add some iron on patches I found in my button barrel and a bit of velcro for fastening the top closed and voila! Here we have the finished project.
I didn’t add a stiffener for the bottom of the bag as I prefer a soft bag. (I didn’t have any to hand anyhoo!)
Not including the time it took to sew the denim together, the bag only took half an hour to make.
I’m really liking this bag and so I think I’ll keep it, it was after all an experiment. But in the same vein, I think I’ll be progressing down the route of giving old denim items a new lease of life!
