Pant Alteration Tutorial

Preggo pants. *sigh*

I’d love to have some cute ones but I don’t want to spend the money on pants that I’ll wear for less than a year.

My friend gave me these Junior “Jolt” brand jeans that were comfortable, but made me look like a moose {especially paired with a tent-like top}.

So. I. Fixed. Them. I had nothing to lose.

Here’s the before:

before

Step 1

Put the pants on inside-out. Sit on the ground and take a pen to mark the inside of the leg you want to trim down. You can do anything… boot leg, straight leg, skinny, etc. It was easier to do this sitting down with legs stretched out, rather than standing up. These jeans had cute button pockets that I didn’t want to mess with, which is why I chose the inseam to trim.

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Step 2

SEW! Be sure to reinforce the seam in the crotch {ugly word, I know}. My stitching didn’t go all the way to the end of the pantleg, I left the bell shape at the bottom.

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Step 3

Trim the excess fabric and flip right side out.

Here’s the result:

after

And in honor of the great fashionista Maegan…

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image from …love Maegan