Finished! |
My solution so far is the pocket organizer! Here it is finished and hanging up next to my bulletin board.
Here's how I made it.
Supplies:
Pair of jeans
Scraps of cloth
Step One |
Step One: Cut the Jeans. I used two pairs of jeans because each had only one leg that wasn't worn out. I used the back side of the jeans, cutting one leg out as wide as possible.
Step Two |
Step Two: Make Some Pockets. To make the pockets, I sewed scrap fabric into tubes. Starting with two rectangles long enough to stretch across the jeans and of the depth I wanted for a pocket, I put right sides together and sewed the long sides of the rectangle. I then turned them right sides out and ironed. As you can see, I made four pockets. I also top stitched across the top of the pocket because I thought it looked nice.
Step Three |
Step Four |
Step Four: Sew Front and Back Together. Lay the two pieces of denim right sides together. Now would be a good time to make sure that they are the same length. Sew around the edges, leaving the top open.
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Step Five |
Step Five: Finishing. Turn the thing right side out through the hole you left at the top. I top stitched across the top at this point, and also across the bottom of all the pockets. I figure this increases the stability. I used belt loops to make loops to hang the organizer with. Then I hung it up and filled it with stuff!
Belt Loop Hangers |