Tag: upcycle

• Altering a Purse Strap

  It is 4th of July week and I felt the need for a new purse.  I found a pretty snazzy, all-American one but it had a short faux leather strap.  I can never find purses with ample straps for my ample body.  Then it hit me.  I can sew! As a quilter I have a […]

  Aleeah McGinnis

  July 2, 2014

  Alterations, Bags, Recycle, Upcycle, Sewing

  alterations, bag, purse, sewing, upcycle

• Sew-it…Today Magazine Pretty Little Pouch

  I am always on the look out for the “perfect little bag” to carry various objects of necessity in my purse.  Generally, I find that they are all the wrong shape.  I don’t want a large 4in. by 4in. square bag.  I want something long, narrow and easy to toss in a small purse.  (I […]

  Aleeah McGinnis

  March 20, 2014

  Jeans, Pouches

  bag, denim, pouch, recycle, sew-it today, upcycle