This is not going to be a surprise -- but I buy WAY TOO MANY THINGS at thrift stores. I simply cannot resist a good bargain. And when I found a pair of designer jeans (Jones of New York) for only $2....I grabbed them. Five years ago. lol...
Guess what? THEY FINALLY FIT ME...!!
And -- hey -- because they've been hanging around in my basement for the last five years -- I can afford to experiment....
I cut some holes and slits...and washed the jeans several times to get the fabric to fray...
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| I LOVE these little sewing themed charm squares... |
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| But, of course, to sew those pieces on the inside, I have to open the leg seam... |
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| There is no future in trying to pick that seam with a ripper -- so I just cut it away. |
The trouble is, when I sewed the inner seam back together -- the pants were TOO TIGHT. Darnit...Well, I could wait until I lose another 10 pounds...
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| OR -- I could just cut open the side seams and add 1" of contrasting fabric... |
NO SURPRISE THAT I CHOSE THE FRANKENSEW SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, EH, PEOPLE??
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| This part had slits instead of an open square...but another cute little sewing motif fabric... |
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| I'd been fringing a pair of knee high shorts for Lilly. |
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| I decided to rob Lilly's fringe and put it on the bottom of my Frankensewed jeans...Maybe I'll just do the fringe on ONE leg... |
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