First, get an old pair of jeans.
Fold the jeans in half and cut around the knee-ish area. No need to measure. Jeans that have a more narrow leg I usually make a little shorter.
Cut off the bottom hem too.
Lay the 2 leg pieces end to end and sew together with a zig zag. Lay one side about an inch over and sew down. Flip it over and sew down the little flap that you made.
Make sure you sew short end to short end.
Then sew the other side so you have a tube.
When you have your tube, you are going to zig zag lines through the whole thing. This is for 2 reasons 1.) it holds the 2 sides together and 2.) all the extra thread makes the fabric really stiff.
Sew in a continuous line so there isn't any starting and stopping. It will go a lot quicker this way.
When you start to get to the outside it might get a little tough to maneuver so just fold the inside to make it a little easier.
This is what it should look like when it's done.
Now take your tube and lay it on some of the left over jean.
Cut it out through both sides. It doesn't have to be perfect. You could trace and cut it out but I don't. Make it a little bigger than you need. You are going to trim off the extra later.
Zig zag in a circle starting in the center and working your way out.
Sew the bottom to the tube. Only sew half of it though.
Now turn it right side up and trim off what you don't need. leave about a half inch around the bottom.
Here's what it should look like.
Zig zag around the bottom one more time so the seam is extra strong.
Turn it inside out. You will probably need to get your finger in the seam and press it out pretty hard. Once it's turned though, it will stay.
Cut off the back of the waist band and cut it in half. There are the handles. You don't have to sew these at all, just cut them off.
Sew the handles on either side. Go back and for 5 or 6 times to make sure they are really secure.
Fill your basket with things like little children. :P
