An Over-all Makeover

 Hello Readers. I love over-alls. Maybe it's because they are so casual and comfortable. What ever the reason is, I love them. These over-alls were great but I didn't really like the distressing on my upper thighs though. Let's fix that.

 Before and after.

 I saw these over-alls at the thrift store and really liked the light wash. I thought the legs were a little long on me so I needed to fix that too.

I unpicked the stitches so that I could unroll the cuffs. 

I cut the white strings out of my way. Then I cut the legs shorter and then I wanted to reattach the hem pieces to the over-alls. You can see I cut about 2 inches from the legs. 

I clipped the hemline pieces back in place and headed to the serger machine. 

I used my serger to put the pant legs back together. 

You can see the seam where I put the legs back together on the left and how I wanted to place the patches to cover the holes in the legs. These patches will cover the holes, cover my legs, and make me more comfortable. 

 

I had a couple more embroidered patches that I decided to throw on these over-alls. Go big or go home!

 

I used my sewing machine to attach the patches. You could also sew them on by hand if you like that
 kind of sewing.

 

I like the patches, the shorter length, and I like my thighs covered. It's a win-win-win. 

 

I even put a heart patch on the back. I have had these little embroidered pieces for a while, I was happy to be able to use them. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.