Recycling Hawaiian Shirts - Other Crafts

H Haole'akamai Member The Polynesian Port of NOLA Joined: Jul 07, 2005 Posts: 2276	H Haole'akamai Posted posted on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 10:03 AM I made this messenger bag from a Hawaiian shirt! I love the fabric - it's so whimsical, but I couldn't imagine anyone wearing it as a shirt. It make a perfect purse/bag, though, I think. I kept many of the shirt's features, like the the buttoned front seam (which runs down the middle, front to back, of the bag), pocket and the flap is a complete sleeve piece (hence the round edge, which was originally the armscye seam. It has a patch pocket section, for wallet, phone, keys, pens, lipstick, etc. It also has a more secure internal pocket on the other side, as well.

I made this messenger bag from a Hawaiian shirt! I love the fabric - it's so whimsical, but I couldn't imagine anyone wearing it as a shirt. It make a perfect purse/bag, though, I think.

I kept many of the shirt's features, like the the buttoned front seam (which runs down the middle, front to back, of the bag), pocket and the flap is a complete sleeve piece (hence the round edge, which was originally the armscye seam. It has a patch pocket section, for wallet, phone, keys, pens, lipstick, etc. It also has a more secure internal pocket on the other side, as well.

Post #447932 by Haole'akamai on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 10:03 AM