Jean Vest

So, in the midst of my crazy life I got this sudden urge to sew something! And it just so happened that one thing led to another and the end result was this vest.
( a bunch of random pics of it below.)
What I started with was this dreadful long, solid jean, mental cowgirl get-up.
I had the idea I was going to turn it into a different dress (by adding a skirt with a different fabric.) but as the scissors starting lopping things off (including some lovely,shoulder pads!) and my creative juices began to flow, I decided I really liked how it looked as a vest! (I intend to put some kind of border around the bottom.)

Ok, first I removed the sleeves by cutting around the seam. And then I pinned and hemmed the raw edge.
Next I drew a line just a little under where the zipper ended in the back and cut!
I then zig-zagged around the bottom just to keep it from fraying until I can put that border on.
After, I noticed that the shoulders were pulling in a weird direction, and did what I think is called a pin tuck? I don't know. Hand sewed that in place, then called it a day! ( I forgot to take pictures along the way but I tried to put the severed pieces back together for a quick pic.... Heehee :D)