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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Green Corduroy

 Hello Readers. I found these green corduroy pants at a thrift store. It was a thrift shop or a clothes swap. I like green so I wanted to make them work for me and fit better. I thought they would be easy to remake.

Before and after.

Corduroy was warm and cozy in winter. These would be perfect if they could fit better. 

I cut the pants apart so I could resize them. I separated the front fro the back.

I used a pair of jeans I liked so I could use the jeans as a guide for the shape of the corduroy pant legs. The green corduroy legs were very full cut and curved. I wanted more of a straight legs. 

I cut the legs the shape I wanted. Now, I could sew the pants back together along the side seams. I did not get a picture of the sewing. Trust me there was a needle and some thread... you know what it looked like. 

Could I wear green and red together? Would it look like Christmas? 

Merry Christmas or Happy Valentine's Day rather. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself.