I’ve been remaking clothes all spring and summer. One, because I want my favorites to fit better, and two, I like thrift shopping and finding fun patterns and colors that I can’t find in the local, now not so local, stores. Joann’s is gone, Michaels is a joke, and the quilt shop closed several years ago. I have to drive 45+ miles to get to any store that has an OK selection. And prices are well, pricey. Ordering online is always chancy, color and quality-wise.
And I’ve gravitated to skirts and undershorts for summer wear. I’m just more comfortable. We are leaving soon on a camping trip, and I am taking my lightest, most camping-worthy skirts. I mean, who knows what damage I will do out there in the woods?
These hiking pants are old. I really don’t know when I bought them, but it was when all pants zippers were 4 inches long, allowing your belly to hang out there in the wind. Who thought that was a good idea? I’ve also had to add elastic in the back to make the waist fit.
So I unzipped the legs, ripped leg zippers and seams, sewed up the front seam (it was baggy enough to not need the wonky crotch overlap. Then added a godet to the back and hemmed it with self-made bias tape to keep as much length as possible. The sides still don’t fall flat easily; they are also a bit wonky, but the skirt is so light and comfy.
Now, back to packing for a 10-day camping trip.
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Looks camp ready! I’m always amazed by sewists who can transform garments like that. Nice job!
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That was an almost seamless remake! It looks like it was always a skirt!
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Wow! It sounds like you put a lot of time and effort into these. I’m so impressed with the final outcome. Looking at the pants vs skirt version has me wondering how you performed such magic - I know you explained it, but still, it seems like magic to me. I hope you have fun on your camping trip!
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