I used to sew a great deal, did reweaving on oriental rugs, first job spent two years as a sail maker. Very relaxing and psychically uplifting as you actually produce something useful and tangible. I am in finance now and the pay is great, but feel like a whore (expensive one thankfully) most of the time. Well, why I am responding is that I have seen really cute, creative jean skirts made from old legged (is that a real word?) jeans. I believe they end up with a triangular patch front and back that either matches or contrasts depending on the material you choose. Sometimes they have a unifying beading or bit of frippery used to give the impression that the skirt was designed that way, rather than a conversion. I believe the style has gone in and out of fashion a number of times since the 70's. I am in a very poor, black section of Tampa frequently and have been seeing quite a few of them recently, all creatively different. The poor economy seems to be driving the creative types from the malls to actually coming up with there own, cheaper ideas. I am too old for such things, though I often wear a classic non-embelished jeans skirt-knee length. It pairs really well with any sort of dark background top. I have dark brown hair so the coloring works very well for me, I can't wear the ubiquitous pastels here in Florida. I bet there are patterns for the basic conversion methods if you search google. Just a suggestion.
