Linen Pants to Shorts

 Dear Reader. I have been waiting to turn these striped pants into shorts since winter. Sometimes I find a piece of clothing at a thrift store or clothes swap and save it for the season it was meant for. 

Before and after.

I loved the blue and white colors of the pants. The stripes were fun but.... do they look like a window awning??? I thought if they were cut into shorts, they would look less like an awning and more like simple striped shorts. 

 

I cut the pants into shorts. I just wanted to get the excess pant legs out of the way. 

  

I made sure to cut them longer than I would want the shorts to be in the end. I could shorten them more later.

 

I sewed new side seams and made the shorts more narrow. I realized that the new side seams were going to ruin the pockets. 

  

These pockets were going to sacrificed. It is sad but true. I turned the shorts inside out and cut the pocket out of the pants. I did not cut the seams, just the pocket itself. 

 

When I had the fit I wanted, I made a new hem. I turned the edge under twice and ironed it to make sure it would be nice and neat when I sewed. 

 

These shorts turned out great and the linen fabric will be great for summer. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.