Yellow Plaid Pants

 Hello Readers. I love to go to thrift stores because there always seems to be unique items that I don't see elsewhere, like these yellow plaid pants, they were so fun. I had to have them. 

Before and after. 

When I saw these at the thrift store I grabbed them. The plaid was so fun, it really caught my eye. 

 

I brought them home and put them straight in the washer. (If I get something from the thrift store it goes straight in the wash.) 

 

I needed to re-size these pants but I didn't want to start from scratch. I wanted to save as much of the pants as I could. It would save me some work and some time. I started by cutting the pants apart on the sides and along the inner leg seams. I wanted to separate the front of the pants from the back.

 

I folded the 2 back legs on each other and cut out the shape I wanted. I used other pants I already liked as a guide. These are going to be loose fit. 

 

After I had the front and back cut out the way I wanted, I sewed the front and back together again. 

 

OK. This wasn't quite right. It was closer though. The fit was fine but the length was not going to work like this. 

 

I cut some length off and then I cut even more off. 

 

When I had the length I wanted I sewed a new hem. 

 

They turned out just as I hoped they would. I liked the loose fit. They were great for a day of running around to school activities and meetings. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.