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Flower child flair in a jiffy!
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
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Step 1Snag a pair of loose fitting jeans & a bunch of scraps
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Step 2flip the jeans inside out & open up the side seams to the top of the thigh area
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Step 3flip right side out & snip some randomly placed holes of various shapes & sizes out of the front of the jean legs
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Step 4select & 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
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Step 5stitch on all of your patches, either from the wrong side of the jeans facing down…
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Step 6or on the right side of the jeans facing up
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Step 7for a bit of extra detail I added the remains of the embroidery left over from my "batty no more top" to the jean hems
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Step 8re-stitch the sides of the legs together and enjoy your groovy new jeans!
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Step 9Boho chic perfection!
