What do you do with the pants you no longer wear?

Do you just give them away or throw them in the trash?

Heres a great idea byAe PooiMon Youtube its upcycling old pants into a bag!

Upcycling Old Pants into a Bag

Image by Ae PooiM via Youtube

There are tons of designs you might choose from and this is just one of them.

Isnt this cute and creative?

you could put a lot of things inside, and it has pockets too!

Upcycling Old Pants into a Bag Tutorial

Dont worry, its very easy to sew even beginners can make this.

Read on or watch the video below for full instructions.

After that, cut the crotch part.

Upcycling Old Pants into a Bag Project

Step 2:

Flip it wrong side out.

Stitch the bottom edge with a 3/8 seam allowance.

Next, sew the bottom edges to the top of the rectangles to make box corners.

Step 4:

Flip it right side out.

Cut two rectangles measuring 7 7/8 by 4 3/4 each.

Get one of the rectangles and curve the top corners.

Cut the corners of the bottom one, following the curve.

Flip it right side out.

Top stitch all the way around.

Step 5:

Glue the straight edge of the sewn canvas on the top of the pants.

Add the plastic snap buttons.

Step 6:

Cut two 19 3/4 long webbing straps.

Step 7:

Flip the bag wrong side out.

Box stitch the ends of the webbing straps beside the flap for the handle.

Do the same to the other side.

Step 8:

Flip it right side out, and its done!

Upcycling Old Pants into a Bag