I have wonderful people in my life!
I few weeks ago, a former student and her momma stopped by my studio with a little gift. They had been thrifting and found a pair of boho hippie pants that made them think of me. They dropped them off with this little note:
” Dear Ms Roltgen,
We found these pants and thought of you. We thought you could use them for one of your projects”
Back in the day, I used to be a music teacher. I loved dressing in funky clothes and my students seemed to enjoy the effort. It was so nice to be thought of in such a special way, I decided I just had to make these pants into something special.
I tried them on and they were too big:
Hippie Boho Pants from my sweet former music student…
Here are some of the after shots:
Since the pants were so big, I decided to transform them into a pair of bib overalls! I show the process in this video (click to view): Hippie Boho Pants for Thrift Store upcycled into DIY Bib Overalls
Click on the link above to watch the video.
If you have any questions at all about upcycling, quilting or sewing, let me know in the comments! I’d love to answer them for you. Here at Artfully Sew, don’t worry about sewing perfectly. Get creative by experimenting and just keep sewing. You CAN Artfully Sew!