Re: creative mending

Good job, Sharon!
Emily


On 10/9/07 1:31 PM, in article eMPOi.12613$054.907@xxxxxxxxxxxx,
"mamahays@xxxxxxx" <mamahays@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Thought I would share this one.  We all know how to put a piece of denim
under a hole in jeans and sew over that to mend it.  Well, my son has a
pair of purchased cargo shorts that he ripped a hole just below the belt
loop.  The problem with this was these are a very dark denim.  It looks
like a black over dye on regular indigo denim.  I don't have any denim in
my scrap pile that would match.  Enough of the threads were gone from the
hole (guess I didn't catch it till it had been through the laundry a few
times) that anything lighter would really show badly.  So!  I got creative.  

One leg has 3 pockets.  A large zippered pocket.  Then on top of that is a
patch pocket with a flap.  Then on top of that is a teeny little pocket
that's mostly for looks only.  (it's so small you can't put anything bigger
than a key in there, and that would probably fall out.)  Well.....I got to
looking and the patch pocket is big enough to fit over the free arm of my
machine.   So I turned that pocket wrong side out as much as I could and cut
away the fabric behind the teeny patch pocket.  (which just happened to be
the Perfect size to mend the hole!!)  I carefully sewed the top of the teeny
pocket closed by topstitching right along the decorative topstitching.  
Doesn't show a bit.  Then serged the edges of the patch I'd just cut out and
put it under the hole.  The patch job isn't perfect.  But it's sturdy, and
that's way more important on pants for an 11 year old!!  lol  

Here's pictures so you can see what I'm talking about:
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=o3492qh.56zr04sp&x=0&h=1&y=dld1z3

I thought this was worth mentioning to the group since I know there are
others that do this sort of mending all the time.  I was pretty proud of
myself for "finding" enough fabric to make the repair.  The only problem I
foresee is that things could fall into the hole into the teeny pocket.  But
he doesn't usually put anything smaller than his CD player in those
pockets.  (and that goes in the bigger zippered pocket.)  Too, if anything
fell into the teeny pocket through the hole, I'm pretty sure he could fish
it out again.  ;)  

That makes one pair of shorts for him and one pair of jeans mended for her
today, along with the finish work done on a pair of cargo style capris for
her.  Now I just have to clean up after myself, put a few things
away....then I think it's time for a cookie and possibly a nap.  lol

Sharon H.

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