I love this skirt! I love that you can recycle a pair of jeans you don't wear any more AND I love that you can get really creative with the fabric center piece. I have fabric and jeans to make this but I am lacking courage to do it... You know what they say: "You miss all of the shots not taken." How bad could I mess it up?
Here are the instructions to make it happen minus the pics:
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Husqvarna
Jeans skirt with patch work wedges
This vintage chic skirt is made from an old pair of jeans and a paisley patterned denim fabric that is
decorated with patch work stitching. Use a pair of worn jeans or purchase a pair from a second hand shop.
Sewing Supplies
.Husqvarna Viking Emma sewing machine
.A pair of jeans that fits around the waist and hips
.Paisley patterned denim fabric or print fabric of your choice
.Pictogram Pen
.Husqvarna Viking Tear Away‘ Stabilizer
.30 wt. Sulky Rayon Embroidery thread in a yellow/golden color
.Yellow sewing thread
BEFORE YOU SEW
Remove the stitches from the inner leg seams of the jeans from pant leg hem to the crotch seam with a
seam ripper. Open the front crotch-seam to just below the zipper, and the back crotch seam the entire
curved part and half of the straight seam, as illustrated.VSM Group AB • 561 84 Hus k v a rna , S verige
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On the front, lay the left side of the crotch seam over the right
side of the crotch seam and pin in place. (The seam will look like
a “J”). Repeat for back.
To make the wedges, slide a piece of paisley patterned fabric
underneath the front opening. With a Pictogram pen, trace the
“triangle” shape that is created by the unstitched legs. Repeat for
back. Cut out the triangles at least 2” (5 cm) outside the marked
shape.
With the pictogram pen, draw a patchwork pattern on the
triangle for front wedge. (We have decorated the front wedge of
the skirt only but the back wedge can also be decorated.)
Thread with golden yellow embroidery thread on top and sewing
thread in the bobbin. Adjust the zig zag stitch length to 0.5 and
width to 3.0. Snap on presser foot B. Sew over the lines with tear
away stabilizer underneath the fabric. Remove stabilizer.
Illustration A (not avail)
Select straight stitch. Adjust stitch length to 3.0 – 3.5 mm.
(Heavier fabrics require a longer stitch length.) Lay your stitched
front wedge underneath the opening on the front of your jeans.
Pin. From the right side, stitch the decorated fabric in place along
the edges of the pant legs. Start with the leg side that is
overlapped by the other and remove the lower pin under the
crotch seam to start stitching underneath the overlapped leg for a
nice result. Topstitch two seams beside each other to imitate the
previous stitched seams. Overlap and stitch the opposite leg in
place.
Illustration B (not avail.)
Repeat for back.
From underneath, trim away the excess fabric leaving a 3/4''
(2 cm) seam allowance. Select zig zag again. Stitch length 2.0
stitch width 3.0. Snap on presser foot B and overcast the edges.
Trim the skirt even and zig zag the edges all around.
Snap on presser foot A and select straight stitch again. Fold up
a 5/8” (1.5 cm) wide hem. Topstitch in place.
Illustration C (not avail)
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