Denim wellington boot bags

In view of the delightful British weather today, my post is aptly about wellington boots, or rather the storage thereof.

Once upon a time the humble wellie was a rarely seen creature in our house, venturing out only for the odd summer festival, and again for the annual 3 inches of snow we Brits love to panic over.

Then along came the children. The wellie now enjoys its place in the spotlight, being regulation wear for puddle splashing, leaf kicking, playing in the park and garden, and somewhat more surprisingly being styled with dresses for party wear, or perhaps with just a nappy for a more casual post-bathtime ensemble (fashion decisions entirely out of my hands, I hasten to add).

To make the muddy boots a bit more portable I made wellie boot bags out of a pair of old jeans.
I cut off each jean leg below the knee (one bag is shorter than the other due to the huge tear in one knee of the jeans; then again one pair of wellies is shorter than the other due to their owner being two years younger, so it works out well for now!)

I then made simple drawstring bags, with squared off corners at the bottom to allow for the width of the boots inside, garden twine for the handles, and appliqued wellies, fixed with Bondaweb (Wonder Under) and a decorative running stitch outline.

Practical yet cheerful - just what we needed!