How to turn an old Jumper into a Bag

I have loved this jumper. I got it for my oldest when she was little and each of my girls have worn it. When my youngest outgrew it, I knew I wanted to make it into a bag.

You will need a jumper and a coordinating shirt, if you want it lined.

Start by cutting down your jumper. I cut it about 8 1/2 inches from the top. You can see that mine is a little crooked. I didn't measure, but probably should have.

Now turn the jumper inside out. I folded the edges under a little so the bottom wouldn't be to wide. Just make a W shape at the sides. 

Then sew along the whole bottom length.

Turn right side out.

You could totally be done at this point, but I had the matching shirt so I did a liner and pockets.

First I cut along the side seam of the shirt to open it up. Then I laid it on the front of the bag and cut around it. Then I did the same thing on the back.  You can see it's not perfect. That's ok.

Next I cut out some pockets out of the excess material from the bottom of the jumper. 
Fold over the sides of the pockets and sew down.

Now sew the pocket to the liner. Sew the bottom seam first with right sides together like shown.

Then fold up the pocket and sew the sides.  The top was already finished. Because of the way the jumper was, the pocket tops are a little angled. I decided I was okay with that. 

Now sew together the sides and bottom of the liner with right sides together. 

Now turn your liner right side out and the bag inside out. Stuff the bag inside the liner. 

Next I pinned the top of the liner under and sewed all the way around the top.

Turn right side out and you're done! 

I'm really pleased with how this turned out. Let me know what you think. Do you have any old jumpers that you can turn into bags?