rejuvenate
i got tired of working on the napkins (well, i haven't really worked on it since my last post...), sewing squares are really not all that fun. there are so many other interesting things i can do with my sewing machine, like, renovate an old pair of diesel jeans, which was too small when i bought it and i never lost the critical inch to fit in.
i added half an inch to each side and did a really ghetto job of joining the waistband (which you can't see here). i actually used yellow thread to accentuate the ghetto-ness. now my jeans look sort of pin-stripey but fits so much better. i love it.
really, i was on a creativity high today. i even made a semi-log cabin fabric art with some scraps. laziness finally won so this creation actually involves no sewing at all. i may stitch them in place one day. or, maybe not.
Comments
WOW! The jeans look fab! You should be taking part in wardrobe refashion.
posted by Nichola on May 29, 2006 12:34 AM
Love the log cabin fabric art!
posted by caitlyn on May 29, 2006 01:16 AM
I like that side stripe! It reminds me of tuxedo pants.
posted by Angela on May 29, 2006 01:34 AM
You really have a recreative mind. I like your idea of quilting.
posted by handknit168 on May 29, 2006 01:37 AM
So much industrious behavior. You're freaking me out!
posted by colleen on May 29, 2006 06:52 AM
Time well spent on the jeans, they look good.
posted by Carin on May 29, 2006 02:38 PM
Congratulations on the Jeans transformation! They are not the easiest to work with (fabric too thick)! I love your sewn picture.
posted by francoise on May 29, 2006 03:30 PM
Great idea for your jeans. I should borrow that idea for a pair of my own :-)
Your collage is cute, too. You have such clever ideas here.
posted by Areli on May 29, 2006 04:16 PM
Great jeans! I love your creative way of making them fit you properly.
posted by Charity on May 29, 2006 07:12 PM
Great jeans fix. I'll have to remember that! And I love your new artwork. You're just so very creative and talented.
posted by Stephanie on May 30, 2006 10:35 AM
Brilliant work! I'm super impressed- the jeans look fab and such a sensible idea, and I love the colours and patterns in your "quilt"- looks beautiful in your room.
posted by di on May 30, 2006 05:05 PM
I've been trying to do that to an old favourite pair of jeans for ages. I got round to splitting them up the sides last year, then stalled as I wasn't sure what colour stripe to go for, and shied at the idea of the waist-band! Your idea of white may be just the ticket. Did you use white denim or another fabric? And how did you join the waist-band?
I'm so pleased to have discovered your blog! I love it. (Thanks to Anna of My Fashionable Life). ;)
posted by Philippa on June 2, 2006 07:49 AM