Red Plaid Pants

 Hello Readers. I like to go to thrift shops and clothes swaps. You never know what you will find. I love to find unusual things. These red plaid pants caught my eye at a thrift store so I grabbed them. I remember having a pair of red and black plaid pants in 7th grade that I thought were so cool. The epitome of style in the 80's. These pants took me back. 

Before and after. 

I don't try clothes on at the thrift store I just buy things with fabric I like and bring them home. I decided later what I will do with them. As you can see, these were too big. That is OK. 

I did not want to loose those pockets on the sides. I used my serger to make new seams on the inside of the pant legs. 

This worked really well. I sewed up one leg to the crotch. Then I sewed up the other leg. I sewed over the crotch a couple times just to make it strong. I also sewed a new seam down the middle of the back. (I will call it the butt crack seam.) That made the saggy butt look better. I sewed the front seam as well but it only needed about 1/2 inch removed. This made the pants smaller but kept the original shape. It also left the pockets alone. 

 

 

I was feeling the red plaid and it made me think of Christmas. Honestly I would love to think of anything besides current events so ... HO HO HO! Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.