Monday, September 13, 2010

Booty Bag


I always wanted to try and make a booty bag.
So last weekend I asked my niece for a pair of jeans and a T Shirt she no longer needed and said I was going to make her a cute bag.
After a couple hours with the sewing machine and hand stitching the liner to the inside of the bag as well as an old belt she had - this is the results!

I cut the jeans down to above the crotch area. Sewed across the bottom and did the corner stitching inside to square off the bottom.
Then I cut the bottom of the knit shirt she gave me and did the same thing sewed the bottom and then squared off the corners

I cut the belt into three pieces - so I could preserve the belting mechanism so she could close the purse. I hand stitched that to the sides of the purse. Took the longer portion left over piece and hand stitched that to the seams for a handle/shoulder strap.

Lastly to hide all the hand stitching I hand stitched the shirt lining in.

This is a quick pic as i couldn't wait to give it to her yesterday. Oh I forgot - I also made two pockets inside as we all know us girls love pockets!

6 comments:

Melissa said...

Adorable Sheryl! My niece made one of these out of an old pair of her jeans once. Such a cute idea!

Stacy said...

Sheryl,
OMG I love this bag.
She is going to love it.
Thanks for sharing
Stacy

2 Ducky said...

How fun! I can't sew worth beans, but this is so fun! Great job!

Audrey Frelx said...

Sheryl, this bag is great and I love-love it!!! You did a fantastic job!

Rhonda Emery said...

very cute.

Laurel @ Ducks in a Row said...

Adorable - just the word booty makes me giggle!