Repurposing old clothes

Emily had this skirt that was clearly too small for her but she just loved it, it also had a matching tie.  So we decided to make it into a purse. 

It had shorts underneath it, so she would sew the shorts closed and add the tie for a handle. 

She did most of it by herself. 

Then we traded places (she took the camera and I took the sewing machine).  She only needed help with the backstitching.

Here it is finished. 

She just loves it and it is a pretty decent size bag. 

We love repurposing old things, and Emily loves sewing.