I made a denim bag out of my old jeans. I got inspired by one of the image pools of DIY bags at Flickr. The bag doesn’t have lining and straps in it yet when I took the pictures but it’s currently being machine-sewn by my mom. I know how to use the sewing machine but I’m not very good at it yet.

I basically came up with the not-so-original design and started sewing the denim pieces together. When I was done with the bag itself, it was simply a mess! My running stitch looks like crap. And so my mom (happy mother’s day!) offered ever so kindly to “strengthen” the bag by sewing it on the machine. Here are three pictures of the unfinished bag.

Legs of the jeans simply cut off.

I used a blue pen for making marks. Stupid.

The bag looks big because it is big! I have huge waist, duh. It’s a school bag, anyway. I plan to put more stuff on the outside as it looks plain as ever. It’s my first attempt to complete a homemade bag! I tried to make one from a cotton t-shirt but ehh.. It ended up looking like a mop. Trapo.

EDIT I finished the bag like more than a month ago and I’m only posting pictures today!

The lining of the bag. Made from scrap cloth, originally from a bedsheet/pillowcase/blanket!

The finished product. Yahoo.

For more pictures of the bag, visit my Flickr.

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