Pants and cuffs

 Making things from leftover parts gives you a sense of satisfaction, like this apron. It is made from the top part of an old pant 

I loved those yesteryear's pants with cuffs which were in vogue in the fifties. It seems that the functional reason for the cuffs was to add weight at the bottom of the leg so that it draped the pant well. The scarcity of fabric after WW-II led the way to do away with the cuffs.

Coming back to the project, we had an old pant which was very tight, so the bottom part was cut and made into a small pant for our granddaughter.  

We added some elastic to make it a perfect fit at her waist. 

The top part with the belt loops was pretty good and wifey came up with the idea of making an apron. She made it a little colourful by using some leftover cloth pieces to make the tie and the frills. All in all a satisfying experience. My contribution to the whole project was helping with the machine stitching. 

Now waiting for the next project.

completed

"I have completed it, what will I do now ?"

"What have you completed?"

Wifey hangs this bag in front of me proclaiming that she has finished making it. 

This was something that she was working on when she was not busy in the kitchen. I think it took her about ten days to complete. It is a perfect bag for a three year old. 

Fixing that lining was the tricky part (for me) as I was  assigned to do the machine stitching part (and hemming where required)  

I had clicked some pics earlier when the work was in progress 

I like the colour combination. 

Giving it a rectangular bottom was a good idea as it will make it easier for a child to search for an item inside the bag.

Now I wonder what her next crochet project will be.