Monday, July 06, 2015

Americana Bag

The original woven fabric of this clutch purse was heavily damaged, so I salvaged the nifty wooden handle. Then I made a new bag to attach to it out of an old pair of jeans, a remnant of lace from a previous refashion, and a bit of red satin.

Americana Bag - Before

I reused the back pockets from the jeans, one outside and one inside the bag, and the leather Levi's label was a fun decorative throw-back to the fabric's original form. The waistband of the jeans became the straps on my new bag.

Americana Bag - After

It's the perfect size to carry everything I need, even a small knitting project, but not so large that I'll spend hours digging around to find things.

Americana Bag - After

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Americana Bag Before & After

3 comments:

Refashion said...

That's a lovely bag!

Debbie EOD

whatthesew said...

Denim's so versatile isn't it? I like the way you have used the pockets too.

Amy Jo said...

Wow. Love the project and fantastic pictures!