Sunday 23 April 2017

every cloud

Those of you who know me, know to say I am clumsy is an understatement!  
Well a few weeks ago I surpassed even my self, we left the house to go and meet some old friend, 
and I managed to fall over my own feet (wearing flats) right out side the house......knee was a mess, 
but annoyingly so were my jeans.  And I live in my jeans, 
but I also value them as they are hard to find when you need 34 inch leg. 
So I was very very cross with my self. 
It was a brilliant night even with an ooozy bloody knee (sorry). 
And the next day I thought can I save my jeans. 
So I trimmed the hole, and raided my stash of denim.  I have never binned any old jeans,
 I have always though I could do something with them, maybe a large picnic blanket, 
(but I must have about twenty old pairs).
I found a good stripey piece from an old pair of M&S jeans, when I had worn them they made me feel like I was wearing pajamas!  But they were perfect for a star.
I cut the star a little larger so there was enough to turn under, 
it's then pinned over the hole and hand stitched it into place.
and ta-dah.
Really pleased with how it turned out, I think its really given these jeans a new lease of life.
Though when I am looking down it does look like a star fish has attached itself to my knee!
So every cloud does have a silver lining,
oh and knee has know healed so I am back in the sea swimming again, heaven.

2 comments:

  1. Nice work. A star patch can be a difficult thing to sew. I love patching up knees, torn pockets, odd tears that appear from no where.

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    1. sadly definitely knew how this appeared!And thank you, didn't really think about if it would be a tricky shape before i started, have a habit of jumping in, thinking later with these sort of projects!

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