One of many reasons my house is full of junk is that I have hard time throwing out stuff that could be useful some time later. I do get rid of old clothes on regular basis, but there are always many pieces that are too worn to give away. I must have at least five or six big boxes of former clothes around waiting to be “used”. In the past, I have made rags from these but as I have employed a cleaning lady for almost ten years now, my use of rags is nowhere near high enough to eat up the piles of t-shirts and other fabric junk accumulating in the house.

When I do manage to upcycle a piece of clothing, I am really happy. This is the story of my old winter coat. I got it at the Bay for $25 a year before Trevor was born and wore it until last winter. I really should not have been wearing it last two years as it was already ripped and worn, but my frugality and lack of time to go and buy a new coat won. Last spring I finally washed and stored it in one of many “potential project” boxes littering around.

As the weather got colder I noticed all these moms with nice stroller bags and I convinced myself to get one. I am planning on taking long walks this winter and an extra layer to protect my little cheese factory form the cold would be just the thing. Well, I took the old coat, sewed sleeves and the bottom part and voila – a baby bag!

And the obligatory action shot…

I am pleased as Punch.