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Jumpers for my grandgirls. I had two pairs of LLBean corduroy pants in a size 18 tall with ducks on them. I am 5'2" size 8. I got the brainstorm to see if I could rebuild them into jumpers for my grandgirls and this is what I came up with. I had to put a seam down the middle of the front. The pockets were the back pockets taken off the pants. The binding was taken off the pants waistband and I cut off the bottom of the front pockets to make enough binding. The top one is size 5 and the bottom one is size 8. My grandgirls love them! Thank you for looking at my rebuild. Hugs, Barba
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Great job and thinking of this project.
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Thank you, it was fun to see if I could do it! Hugs, Barba
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Love how you refashioned and recycled the garments. The pockets should be a big hit with them. If you have a tiny bit of fabric left a bunny or some other toy to put in the pocket would be fun for them to find.
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Thank you. What a fantastic idea. I do have some little scraps and the wastebands. I thought about using the wastebands for bag handles. Hugs, Barba
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aussiequilter
09 Feb 2013
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You have done a great job , the girls will love them.
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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So clever and C-U-T-E !
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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These dresses are sweet& what fortunate girls to have a clever sewing grandma too.Thanks for sharing them.:~D
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Thank you. I feel fortunate to have grandgirls that love anything I do for them. They even love my homemade bread and pies. Hugs, Barba
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very cute... love the recycle project and they will love them..
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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Great use of recycling other styles of clothing. Love them, love Chris
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Thank you. In this economy we need to recycle all we can just to get by. Hugs, Barba
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highlandermom
09 Feb 2013
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Your recycle is great. Your GD's will love their jumper.
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excellent work hugs
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Thank you. I am my worst critic. The pockets are not perfectly even but my grandgirls will never notice. I ripped them off once but still got them crooked. LOL Hugs, Barba
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Adorable!!!
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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great job
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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wonderful idea and wonderful finished jumpers. Very impressive you even used the binding from pants. I love your resourcefulness, congratulation on a project well done.
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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you did beautiful work
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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Great job! Repurposing is a fun hobby of mine, also.
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Thank you. Hugs, Barba
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asterixsew
09 Feb 2013
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Wonderful work. Just wondered how you had size 18 but are a 8 so presume you have lost weight. These are lovely
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They were on a discount rack for 2 dollars so I bought them last year and was originally going to cut them down for me but never did. I was cleaning out my cloth bucket and found them so I decided to make the jumpers instead. I am glad with my decision as the girls love them. Thank you. Hugs. Barba
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Love the dresses. I'm still trying to figure out how you had enough material to make 2 dresses from 1 set of pants even if it was a size 18, wow!
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I had 2 pairs. I made the size 5 jumper out of the fronts of the legs and the size 8 jumper out of the backs of the legs. It took me 3 days to rip out all the seams and get the material ready to recut. It took longer to undo the pants than it did to make the jumpers. LOL Thank you. Hugs, Barba
Oh ok, now I understand, lol.