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Tutorial: Remake your old jeans into a crossbody bag

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Tutorial: Remake your old jeans into a crossbody bag

Tutorial: Remake your old jeans into a crossbody bag

Minki from Minkii’s Work Table shows how you can remake an old pair of jeans into a cute crossbody bag.  The patchwork accents are sooo pretty!  You’ll only need half of the top of a pair of jeans, so you can actually make two bags from one pair of jeans.  For the strap, she repurposed a strap from another purse but you could also make one yourself, maybe even by repurposing the thick side seams of the jeans.

Click the link to go to her tutorial:

Upcycled jean crossbody bag, by Minki’s Work Table

[photo from Minki’s Work Table]

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The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.