A couple weeks ago I spotted this pair of red polka dot capris in the thrift store:
They were an odd length and didn't quite work as pants. But since I loved the color and the polka dot pattern, I figured I could salvage them by turning them into shorts. This past weekend I took the leap and did it.
Here's what we did:
(1) I used one of my favorite shorts as a template and cut the pants about an inch longer than my shorts. (2) Hubby used a zigzag stitch to make sure that the raw edge didn't unravel.
(3) Hubby folded the legs up and sewed them using a basic running stitch.
(4) We thought the shorts were still a bit too long, so he folded them up sewed them using a running stitch again.
Here are our final results:
And since we had a bunch of cute fabric, we created a heart shaped patch to hide a stain on a bag.
It was surprisingly easy to turn pants into shorts. Thanks hubby for being my seamster! (Is that even a word?)
very cute! my dad turns the kids hole-y knee pants into shorts :)
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ReplyDeleteIt's all hubby. We're working on learning to sew wedding dresses in case anything happens in the near future... *wink wink*
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