Upcyling a quilt cover into a pair of trousers👖🧵🪡

“Woman makes pair of trousers from old duvet cover…”

My vintage-but-photogenic hand-crank sewing machine decided to stop working, so I borrowed a new efficient modern number from my local Library of Things.

This John Lewis sewing machine was a lot lighter for me to carry than my old Singer machine, and perfect for taking away with me for the weekend on a sewing retreat in Wales.

It’s a great system, the sewing machine was easy to ‘order’ on line, and on pick up, I was delighted that the sewing carry bag included a little box with some sewing pins, bobbins – with a few thread colours already spun, machine needles – universal sizes 10, 12 (suitable for light cotton, rayon and wool fabrics) and 14, 16 (for medium fabrics like calico or linen) as well as ball point (jersey) needles and obviously the foot pedal.

Thank you Lizzie for helping me to use your brilliant Betty Silk “LALA PANTS” sewing pattern when we were away at the #GlowSew sewing retreat at fforest.

I’ve had this old threadbare Habitat bedding for a LONG time (30 years), anyone recognise it?
And now… I Love these pants ♻️ (parachute/harem/comfy/joy pants? / not sure what to call them) – but can’t believe I’ve made them myself

Photography with thanks Polly Baldwin.
@pollyabaldwin 📷

Oh and in other (related) news – I was fortunate to attend last week’s Blue Earth Summit who received over 1,100+ applications from startups and scale-ups committed to driving positive impact. Out of this pool, 30 standout businesses pitched live to impact investors at Blue Earth Summit.

And Library of Things were the SEED Winners: making borrowing better than buying. Yay!

There are currently x19 @library.of.things LIBRARIES where you can borrow LOADS of different things, from drills, pressure washers, steam cleaners and sack trucks.

Truly a business leading the way towards a more sustainable future 🌱

For sewing patterns visit: www.bettysilk.com