Ugly to Useful

~ UGLY TO USEFUL ~

I went to Marden's to look around and I found this pattern for PJ shorts (quite ugly in my opinion. I assume other's too because it was marked down to $1.99). I loved the material. So I decided to try and make a bag out of it. Here is the tutorial of how I did that:

 Here is what it looked like. All the material was on a cut and sew panel. So I had to make a few adjustments, but not too many when I cut the different pieces out. 

First I cut the two large pieces (meant for the legs of the shorts) and sewed them together. 

I made the bottom rectangular by turning the bag inside out, placing a shoe box cover in the bottom of the bag and folding the edges over. I tacked them in place and turned the bag right side out.  

 Here is what the outside of the bag should look like.

        

The top of the bag now looked like this.

 I cut one side so that I could have a flap.

 I folded the cut side over and sewed a hem. 

 Sewing is very exhausting for Rhuarc who insists on staying by my side the whole time.

 Here is a quick view of the inside of the front panel's hem.

 For the other top (now becoming the flap) I sewed the edges over and used a blanket stitch to make it look less messy. 

 I then sewed a pocket onto the inside of the back of the bag.

 For the handle (sewed from the material supposed to be used for the draw string of the shorts) I sewed some stuffing where it would rest on the shoulder.

 I sewed the handles to the bag (extra good stitching)

 For the bottom I took the rest of the material (supposed to be the top of the shorts) and sewed it over the shoebox cover. This way the bottom would be solid.

  This is a view of the bag from the top looking in.

 On the front I sewed the button hole,

 button,

 and small hand crocheted flower.

 ALL DONE!

I think it turned out nice, a lot more useful to me than PJ shorts I wouldn't be caught dead in.

 And for a $1.99 I think its a pretty sweet deal.