Snatch ‘Em & Patch ‘Em Jeans

Flower child flair in a jiffy!

Posted by Confessions of a Refashionista

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My fantastic new-to-me crocheted tunic (thrifted for only a €1!) definitely deserved some equally awesome bohemian bottoms…so I snatched a pair of loose fitting jeans from my stash, grabbed my scissors & got to work!

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You Will Need (4 things)

  • Jeans
  • Fabric Scraps
  • Scissors
  • Sewing Gear

Steps (9 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Snag a pair of loose fitting jeans & a bunch of scraps

  2. 2

    flip the jeans inside out & open up the side seams to the top of the thigh area

  3. 3

    flip right side out & snip some randomly placed holes of various shapes & sizes out of the front of the jean legs

  4. 4

    select & arrange your patches

    *doilies & bits of lace make great peek-a-boo patches – simply stitch a bright scrap of fabric behind them if you don’t want to flash some skin

  5. 5

    stitch on all of your patches, either from the wrong side of the jeans facing down…

  6. 6

    or on the right side of the jeans facing up

  7. 7

    for a bit of extra detail I added the remains of the embroidery left over from my "batty no more top" to the jean hems

  8. 8

    re-stitch the sides of the legs together and enjoy your groovy new jeans!

  9. 9

    Boho chic perfection!