From Jeans to Pillow, Potholders, & Apron: PICS

I loved seeing Lapina's pics about the recycled bags. That is so ultra cool! So I wanted to share a little of the upcycling I've been doing lately. Or actually reconstructed clothing, ahem. You can click on the pics to see them bigger.

I had an old pair of jeans that my kids called my 'crack jeans' because I lost a lot of weight this year and they slide down and reveal my backside. This happened one too many times, and I can't abide belts, so they had to go. I was going to just a make a pillow out of them but then had excess fabric so I made a few potholders too and used one of the pockets for an apron! Here are the jeans:

Here is the old sheet I used for the apron. It was clean but had set-in stains:

I've had this skirt for awhile and liked it for it's raggedy, hand-made look, but it is too short for my tastes. I like long, ankle-length skirts and never felt safe or comfortable in this skirt. So this had to go as well. I used this for the apron waist and handle-ties:

Ok! Now here are the potholders I made with some of the jean material. It took about a half hour to make them. I sewed them during an episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, LOL:

This is the pillow made with the jean material, it took about an hour. I made this last week and it was the first thing I did:

And the apron pinned before sewing, it took about 20 minutes to get it all hooked up with straight pins:

The apron all done! It took me about 3 hours in total, but I did it in bits and pieces starting last week. I finally finished it yesterday:

I forgot to take a pic with me wearing it, will post ASAP

edited to add: everything was hand-sewn because I have issues with sewing machines. Totally lame, I know.

edited again to add: pic of me wearing it!