Old Blue Jeans

by: Shiloah Baker & Contributors
 

What do you do with old blue jeans?? Here are some ideas...

 

You could cut off the legs and make a pillow out of the the top part. Sew up the leg parts and the waist band and stuff it through the zipper.


Tear a pair of jeans in several lengths and dip them in watered down paint and kind of washed your walls with them. It gives a wonderful texture. I did this with my children's room. Painted it sky blue and painted clouds.


Made purses out of old jeans. Cut off just under the crotch of the jeans, and cut in half so that when you sew it together, you have the zipper and button, as well as the back and side pockets. (You can use the side pockets that have the smaller "watch" pocket inside the larger one...Women need space you know) The top was narrower than the bottom but you could always undo the zipper. You can decorate with odd buttons and bells sewn on, and the strap can be an old pair of beads, cut in one spot and the two ends sewn on inside the top lip of the purse. Use any mismatched buttons your grandma collected and the pink beads you got in '86 that you know you'll never wear again. Have fun with it.

Contributed by: Carrie from Canada

 

Take a pair of old jeans that are still not too faded and use them to make Christmas stockings.  My mom made some years ago that were too cute.  Just use the legs to cut out the main stocking.  Cut an inside lining out of printed fabric of your choice.  Sew it together and fold the inside lining down.  Put on a jeans pocket and any other decoration you want on the front.     

Contributed by: Ginger Robison

Make a picnic quilt

Jean Backpack

Take your jeans and cut them off two inches below the crotch.  Turn them inside out and sew.  Sew over the first stitches once more for strength.  Take a cool bandanna or scarf and thread through belt loops to make a drawstring closure.  Cut strips off the unused portion of jean and make straps. Enjoy!  

Contributed by: Amanda

We turn our old jeans into quilts.  It's amazing how warm they are and how cheep they are to make.  They also turn out really cute. We use pockets, zippers, and sew the seam out ward to make fray details.  

Contributed by: Misty

When my kids grow out of their jeans I save them and cut off the legs for shorts in the summer.

Contributed by: Tanya Stierle
 

I make old jeans into skirts. As long as they fit in the waist and hips, they will make very durable skirts. Open up the inseam, then open the front center seam starting 1" below the zipper. Now, the back seam start opening 6" below the waist.

Back to the front: Overlap the front right over the left side. Adjust for shape. Sew a wedge shaped panel to fill in the hole. Same for back. I had one pair of jeans that had holes in the knees and I used pretty fabric for patches and the same for the inside wedge. They are very playful-looking and great for working in the garden, etc.

-Sasha Jahay
 

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