Friday, February 27, 2009

Making a Lunch Bag Out of Old Jeans

My husband needed a new lunch bag so I set out to make one. I found a free pattern at Loving Our Earth at Victoriana Quilters.

lunch bag1My husband thought that I should make it out of some of his old beat up jeans. So that is what I did. I cut up some light denim from a pair of his jeans and some darker denim from an old jacket. I even incorporated the seam from the pair of pants. I thought about adding other decorative elements, but I figured my husband would not really want all of that on his lunch bag.

lunch bag3

I picked out some patriotic fabric from my stash to line it with. I was trying to find a fabric he would not mind as the lining. If it were my lunch bag I probably would have picked something else. I think it took about 2 hours to make it..not long to help the environment.

Chris

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  1. Janet HartjeFebruary 27, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    I love this! It's fun to find ways to re-purpose things. Janet Hartje

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  2. DiamondFebruary 27, 2009 at 3:20 PM

    Hi Chris
    This is an amazing idea. Thanks for sharing. Not to say I'll be making one in the future, but the seed of idea has been planted. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. ShirleyFebruary 27, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    Excellent idea Chris. You sure manage to get lots done. These would be handy. Shirley

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  4. peggy gattoFebruary 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    I love this idea!!!
    thanks

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  5. NolaFebruary 28, 2009 at 7:39 PM

    Great lunch bag, Chris! I hope he loves it - it's a one-of-a-kind. I love reusing things too and have a stack of old jeans set aside for the purpose. I might end up weaving mine, though.

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