Goodwill Pants Make a Cute Bucket Liner
Hidey-ho my bloggios. I’m in a giddy mood this morning. The kiddos are at the in-laws to spend a day of fun. LOVE my in-laws! So Pretty Handsome Guy and I will have our own day of fun.
Did you see that cute bucket of bath and body love above? (Who am I kidding, how could you miss that gigantic picture.) Today I’ll show you how to make the liner.
So, I started this post and wrote “How to Make a Pants Liner” in the title field until I realized that pants liner is only one letter away from panty liner. {snicker, giggle} Not good.
The liner started out in a previous life as a pair of pants:
Not my pants, I found them at Goodwill. I liked the print and had plans to use the fabric for a sweater embellishment, but then I saw how nicely the purple color looked next to my newly painted bucket and inspiration hit.
Start by turning the pants inside out.
Fold over the cut edge twice and sew it.
Set the pant leg into the bucket again and roll the finished edge over the bucket until you are happy with how much cuff shows. Then use a pin to mark where the bottom of the bucket is.
Remove your pants liner {snicker, snicker, giggle. I almost said panty liner again.} And use some more pins to mark a straight line across the leg.
Take another breath and cut just below the pins on the leg. Remember to allow at least 1/2″ seam allowance.
The possibilities for this project are endless. How cute would a pair of old jeans look as a liner? Or some funky striped pants. So get thee to Goodwill ASAP and scour those pant racks. Size large or bigger works the best.
Oh and while you are there look for 100% wool sweaters to felt. I’ll have a tutorial to make these adorable never wilt roses.
Never Die Roses |
Brilliant!! I linked to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-bucket-liner-from-a-pants-girl/2011/01/27/
–Anne
How cute!! What a great idea for a guest room too! This is an adorable gift idea too!!
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