Denim Bags By Mom

During one webcam session, my mom showed me what she has been doing at home in S'pore to kill boredom - altering and redesigning existing clothes and making a denim bag out of jeans scraps after alteration. That's my mom. Never wasteful and always creative. I had made a similar bag out of recycled jeans too but hers is definitely nicer. She was a seamstress in her younger days and used to make clothes for ladies. I've seen her make clothes for us but never before a bag. This is probably her first time making a bag? In any case, given her background, without inspecting it, I know her workmanship would be better than mine. Especially the butterfly embroidery, I thought that was very pretty.






Since then, she has been inspired enough to make another two more, all different designs. One for me, one for my sister and another one for herself. And she wants me to put it on the internet to encourage anyone who wishes to try. If you have a pair of jeans that you don't wear anymore or if you just cut off the helm to alter the length, use the scraps to make something useful! It's environmentally friendly and it's great to have an extra bag!

Now you know where I got my sewing genes from :) Well done, Mom!