Freshening Up Old Jeans

Kids grow so fast and clothes are so expensive. That's why I try to make things last as long as possible. I repair. I rework. I resize. Today I was doing a little of each with some old pairs of jeans.

These jeans still fit around the waist but had become too short. She wanted to turn them into capris. To give the new hem a little pizzaz I triple stitched the hem with three different colors of thread giving it an ombre effect.

Another set of new shorts made from last year's holey school jeans. The back pair are double stitched with two colors of thread to match the topstitching around her pockets. The front pair have a fun cross-stitch look to them.

These jeans had a small stain on the backside. For fun we decided to applique this heart over the top. Looks so much better.

Another appliqued heart on a different pair of jeans this time covering up a tear over the pocket.

Zipper Repairs

Kelsey's brand new Brand name expensive jeans had a defective zipper. The second time she wore them it fell apart. She wasn't happy. She called me to see if I could repair or replace the zipper. Zipper replacement can be quite intense, especially in jeans, but I've done it before and was prepared to take on the challenge. Before tearing the old zipper out though I spent some time trying to see if I could repair it. A simple repair is all it needed. I returned the jeans with a working zipper and only a $5 price tag. Kelsey is happy again.