Anyway, the reason I wrote was to tell you what I did. Had I thought ahead, I'd have made this a tutorial. Ah, maybe next time. For now, I'll tell. First I cut the hole into a heart shape. Next, I used a seam ripper and opened up the side seam. I then took a rectangle of darker denim and placed it behind the heart. With a small book under the patch to make sure I didn't go through both sides of the pant leg, I pinned the heart in place. I removed the book and stitched a zigzag around the heart, going around twice to make it sturdy. After I trimmed the denim close to the stitches, I sewed the side seam back up.
My little girl, Amy, was delighted.
Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do, or Do Without!
Laura
Blessed with Resourcefulness
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I love this idea and I am going to do this too :) Thanks for sharing how you did it, I was wondering how you did it when I saw the picture on another post, opening the side seam is something I wouldn't have thought of :)
ReplyDeleteThat quote is what my great grandmother lived by and for years we have too. I love this post and what you've done with the jeans.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a necessity for our family, Scrappy Quilter. It's part of being a one income family in a two income world.
ReplyDeleteI love this, my friend! This is definitely somthing I need to remember... sometimes I have a habit of going the "easy" way and simply buying new. Thanks for sharing with Roses of Inspiration. May you have a blessed Resurrection Sunday! Hugs!
ReplyDeletePraise God you have the choice Stephanie. Sometimes I like to do that, too.
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