After over a decade, this lovely faded jean purse had just run its course in my wardrobe. From Paris, it was great for going out holding a lipstick, wallet, and some cash when I lived there eons ago. Today, it just looks tired- way too much discoteque. Enter, a scarf. A quick hand-stitch cover-up to make it come alive again and a pair of matching shorts to make it feel like it finally has a little company after being solo for so long. Shall we dance?
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| The original Benetton purse and the lucky vintage scarf. |
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| 1. No complicated technique here, just wrap around the scarf across the bag and use a simple whip-stitch, turning the sides under. |
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| 2. Gather the excess and seam under at the bottom. More whip-stitchin'. |
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| 3. Finish off on the first side by ruching the wrapped around side for symmetry with a straight-stitch. |
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| Voila! |
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| And now the shorts... |
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| 1. Iron double sided interfacing to the back of the scarf. |
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| 2. Iron to shorts. |
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| 3. Trim to fit around fly, pocket, and hem. |
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| 4. Machine stitch the fabric to the shorts. |
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| Ready to party! |
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