Shorts Refashion

I didn't get all my To-Do's done over the last two weeks.  But I have really good excuses.

Really!

Here's the condensed version:

• AC went out
•  had close encounter (of the torturous kind) with jalapeno peppers (see story here)

•  had precious visiting family
•  and an 80th birthday party thrown in (my loving daddy's). 

So, I didn't get my jelly made.

 And I didn't get many Refashions completed, well only one actually, but here it is. 

My Shorts Refashion

Now don't laugh at my Before picture. 
I can't believe I'm actually posting this unflattering picture for everyone to see. There's a reason you don't see my face (it was verrrrrry early in the morning).  Oops, there I go with my excuses again. :)

I found this refashion quite a bit more challenging than I expected.

I bought the Express shorts at the thrift store for $3.49. They actually fit pretty well in the waist/hip area. I thought I could just trim those loose legs down by taking in the side seams.

But, after searching on the internet for directions, I found that I also needed to take in the inner leg area.

So, I tried the shorts on ~wrong side out~ and pinned them the way I wanted them to fit. I then took the shorts off and basted (long hand-sewn running stitches) where I had the pins.  I ended up taking them off and redoing this step several times before getting the fit right.

Then I serged them along the basting stitches.

Lastly, I tried them on again, pinning up the hem and hand-stitching it in place.

But I'm quite happy with the results. Actually, they're the best fitting pair of shorts I've had in a looooong time!



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