Comments on: Denim Tote Bag Tutorial

By: JasminP

JasminP — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:37:14 +0000

Cindy, thank you very much for this great idea! I’ve been thinking about something like for a while, cos I don’t like plastic bags any more and I don’t want to use and throw hundreds of them every week.
I’m going to use your wonderful idea for at least a couple of grocery totes.
Thank you very very much! And may God bless you with a long and healthy life!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:08:09 +0000

I can’t wait to try this out! Do you have a back pack pattern to make out of an old pair of jeans? I having been trying to locate one. I have not been able to locate one.

Thanks
Carolyn

@Carolyn,
I don’t have a denim backpack pattern at my site at this time. But if you just find a regular sewing pattern for one, you could just use it to make your backpack with recycled denim. Just open the legs of the jeans and sew two pieces together to create a wider piece of denim. Then just cut out your pattern pieces from the denim. Good luck.
Cindy

By: SHANEKINS

SHANEKINS — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:23:57 +0000

I just may have to fish my sewing machine out of the closet. This looks like a great project. Thanks for the idea!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:20:04 +0000

Hi GingerBreadGirl: Glad you liked the denim projects and here are all my denim links. I have several different projects that you can make using denim. Best wishes to you!

By: gingerbreadgirl

gingerbreadgirl — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:22:34 +0000

wow, this is just what I was looking for in my search for denim projects. I have three kids and a seemingly endless supply of old worn jeans…. I am going to make this one first, I also want to make the little purses out of the torso portion of my daughters little jeans, and some draw string bags as well. do you have more tutorials, I have just begun to explore your great sight. thanks and great job!!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 22:00:22 +0000

@Abby:
So glad it worked out for you and you’re enjoying your bag. Thanks so much for letting me know. Best wishes!

By: Abby

Abby — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:22:38 +0000

I have made one of these. I did manage to get it done. The idea of a side seam turning-hole was alright. I had to redo the zipper 3 times (To get it zipping from the right to the left when the bag is facing front. It’s a quirk of mine.) But it’s a terrifically roomy bag and I’ve garnered a lot of compliments on it. Thank you so much for the tutorial.

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:43:24 +0000

This is great. I have made various tote bags from a large variety of bag patterns. I’ve never tried making a bag from a pair of jeans before. I think it’d be cool to be able to try this out. I’d do the lining the way I learned from the pattern companies to do. (One side seam with a 6″ to 8″ hole in it, then right sides together with lining outside of bag, then sewn together at top. The hole in one side of the lining is to pull the bag through once you’ve sewn the top together. Then hand stitch just the hole in the side of the lining. (it’d be a lot shorter than trying to stitch all around the top of the bag, I think. But then, my hand sewing stinks)

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:39:44 +0000

@Samantha – I just sent you a PM. Let me know what straps you are doing and how you want to attach them. I want to help…

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:25:36 +0000

JUst looked at your tutorial on jean bag. It looks more updated than the jeans bag that came out years ago. I actually like this version better, and have botched up a lot of jeans w/ the other style jean bag. I just made a cute jean bag (small) and the straps are going to be on the outside of this cute little bag. Problem is that the bag is made from a pant leg as well, and the seams of the jean leg are more toward the front of the bag, giving it a different look of interest, therefore, if I were to line the straps up with the seams, (as I said were more toward the front) the straps would and did come out lopsided (top heavy) shen I pinned them. Could you help me to figure out how I am to balance these straps out? The straps are not long, but of proportion to the cute jean bag, which is about the size of a long piece of computer paer cut in half. If you have a good formula for this strap placement, please let me know, for my purse has no actual side seams ( seams closer to front of bag. Thank you, Samantha