Ever wonder what to do with those jeans that are getting a little too worn to wear? I try to get creative with things, so as not to waste them. I have also been building our cloth napkin stash so that we don't need to buy paper napkins. This project killed two birds with one stone!
Recently, when a pair of David's jeans wore thin in too many places, I took them and laid them flat on the ground. I cut the seams off each leg of the pants, getting as close to the seams as I could. Then I cut it into pieces of appropriate napkin length (this will be personal preference). I ended up with about 4 napkins from each leg; two from the front and two from the back. With each napkin, I turned it over, folded the edge down one time, and zig-zag stitched around the edges with my sewing machine. If you wanted a nicer finish and your machine could handle it, you could certainly fold the edges over twice. I didn't want to risk damaging my machine and we really don't mind the fraying for everyday use, so I just decided to fold it once. No pinning necessary, either. Just fold and sew!
Here is my neat little stack of napkins:
Mission accomplished!
2 comments:
Cool, Becci! You are so resourceful. It is fun to see what you come with!
Love, Mom
It's so nice to see you back to blogging :o) I noticed you said you got a dog and there was an upcycle thing that showed how to make your own dog beds out of old sweaters and things like that! It looked really awesome. I can't sew to save my life, the only thing I can do is dew on a button! Anyhow, it was on Pinterest. I done a few of their little crafts and foods on there, trying to be a little more Martha Stewart, which..I'm stil failig miserably at! :o)
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