So I have a TON of old jeans saved for projects like this one. You probably do too, right? Great! Now you can make some jeggings (jean + leggings) for the little girl in your life! Did I mention you'll have a new pair of girls pants for free!? I love it.
Ready? Here we go.
All you need is:
Old jeans with stretch and some elastic.
(and obviously, a sewing machine, thread and sewing materials)
The trick to making them look like you bought them? Keep the side and the bottom hem!
Take an existing pair of your child's leggings and fold them in half. Line them up to the bottom and sides of your pair of jeans.
Cut about 1/2 inch around (for seam allowance) and about an inch to inch and a half for the waist band. Cut out the same thing on the other leg.
You should have two pieces like this.
Lay the pieces together, right sides in and pin the tops up to the crotch together. You will sew the two pieces together. Finish with a serger or a zigzag stitch to prevent it from fraying.
This is what it'll look like once it's sewn together.
Now you can sew up the legs. Again, sewing a zig zag or with a serger to finish the seams.
Easy, huh!? So far so good. Now we need a waist.
First, zigzag or serge the top (this is not shown). Once that is done, fold over the waist about an inch and press and pin. Sew your waist, leaving an opening for your elastic.
Run your elastic through the waistband and sew it closed. That's it. Seriously. It took me 20 minutes.. maybe. So make a few!!
Pretty cute! Perfect for those fall boots, am I right?
Have a fabulous weekend, everyone!!
19 comments:
hah! i totally already have this in my to do pile! your little tutorial was even simplier thank the original one i found - AWESOME! :)
Wow, they are really cute!
so cute!!! great tutorial too!!! thanks girl:)
Ahhh!!!! This is such a great tutorial! I do just so happen to have TONS of "in case I ever lose weight" jeans laying around that would be perfect for this :D
Thanks for the tutorial!
Shelley
www.westermanfam.blogspot.com
Wow! That's so cute! I love up cycled stuff!
www.jamesandleighann.blogspot.com
@Jamie Thanks so much!
@Ashley Thanks, Ashley!
@Shelley Nice! Have fun making yours!
@LeighAnn Thanks! I, too, am such a fan of upcycling!
What a great way to repurpose your jeans!! And they turned out super cute too!
I found you over at Rook No. 17 :)
This is a fantastic idea! Thanks for the inspiration! I'm totally pinning this!
I am learning how to sew- love this! pinnin it!
I love this idea. Recycle, restyle, repurpose...I need to make these for my granddaughter. FREE sounds great!
Stephanie
@Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com Thanks so much for stopping by!!
@Brave Brooke Thanks! So glad you liked it!!
@Karen @ It's the Suburbs or Bust- Yo! Yay! Have fun and thanks!
@The LadyBugs Garden Thanks. I'm sure she'll look so sweet in these! Have fun!
Okay...WOW...that's pretty darn amazing! Incredible, really! What a brilliant way to give a pair of jeans a whole new life! I'm spotlighting your post on my Facebook page today.
Thank you so much for linking-up to "A Little Birdie Told Me.." at Rook No. 17!
Jenn
@Jenn Erickson That's awesome! Thanks so much for the kind words and for the feature!! Love your site!
Post a Comment