August 1, 2011

Make loose pants fitted

weird pose...ehhh I'll take it :)

 These pants were a size too big and they were low waisted. So, I took in the sides of my waist to fit my natural waist instead of hips, took in the thigh area just a little, and made them longer (tutorial here - if there is no tearing or wearing of the pant on the original bottom, then you don't have to cut it out, like I didn't have to here). I paired it with a tee shirt I made (tutorial here).

Thank you mom and dad for buying me stuff in high school that I would never wear then and have, or will refashion and wear now. Think of all the money you wasted on me. I guess it's paying off now though....anyway...

Why not start your week off with this face? I made it just for you :)

top: self-made   pants: gap taking in    belt: thrifted   necklace: grandma's  ring: f21


19 comments:

  1. I seriously envy your sewing skills!

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  2. Awesome. It's nice to see that there are other girls who need to lengthen their pants too! Top is cute, on my to do list now. :)

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  3. um- are you kidding me! those look amaaaazing on you. way to go!!

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  4. I LOVE the pants! The first tutorial link isn't working though. It says the page does not exist? o_O

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  5. Love the pants! And oh, how I miss those days when I could make my pants smaller to fit! :P

    xoxo

    Ana Paula - Pretty in Polka Dots

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  6. Very cute!... i was thinking about what the next challenge should be ... what if you made a challenge to refashion a men's piece of clothing into something feminine, I think that would be fun to do!

    Erika
    http://sewherstyle.blogspot.com

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  7. haha, the pants are great but I really love the face! awesome.

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  8. Yep, another winner. Those stripes make me happy !

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  9. I tried to follow the link you gave for your pants and it doesn't work...those are fatabulous!

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  10. I am just always in awe after reading your blog... You got talent.

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  11. so cute!! i just did the same refashion today! i was so proud of myself haha. they dont look nearly as good as yours though!

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  12. dude! I wish I had your skills! Every time I try to use my crappy old sewing machine we fight and then I send it to the closet for a few more months.

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  13. I seriously love the shirt, I wish I found the kind of knit someday, so i can make me one.

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  14. love your blog! I just discovered. new life for older clothes, it's fun!congrats
    Sara

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  15. Hey I wanted to say thanks for inspiring me to downsize a pair of my own trousers (pants)

    http://www.recycled-fashion.com/2011/08/downsizing-flares.html

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  16. I paired it with a tee shirt Design UK I made (tutorial here).

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