Thursday 17 January 2013

Joggers into a Shoe Bag

Louise had outgrown her dancing school joggers, but they seemed in too good condition to bin and we don't know another Louise to pass them on to, so.........

I made one of the legs into a shoe bag to hang up her gym shoes at school! I cut off one of the legs and sewed up the bottom part. Then inset some cord (from a battered gift bag) and sewed the edge, using Fly / Y stitch to be decorative. The flower is made from part of an old leotard, gathered with running stitch, sewn to the shoe bag with a sparkly button sewn in its centre. Fantastic fun, a practical item from an unusable one, made in less than an hour! Now to think of what to make with the rest of the joggers and leotard!!

A close up of the fly stitching and flower - my mam taught us well!!!!



I would like to enter the Cupcake Craft Challenge - Anything But a Card



7 comments:

  1. Fabulous idea,thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week and good luck.
    Louise xx

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  2. Briliant recycling darlin, your so clever, big huggies June xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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  3. Gorgeous work, just perfect for our challenge this week. Thanks for joining us at CCC.

    Liza x

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  4. Very creative, a great idea...thanks for joining us at Cupcake!
    Helen x

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  5. Fantastic and perfect for our challenge! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx

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  6. Great work, very practical and perfect for our challenge this week at crafty cardmakers. Rebecca x

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