From Baggy to Skinny Corduroys

Hello! I have returned from my blogging break which wasn't actually a break at all, it was just a busy life, and a lack of interest in blogging at the moment. But what's past is prologue. Or something like that... 

Let me start this post with a story: Once upon a time, I had a gift card to Target, so I went there and bought some boots. But after bringing them home, I decided they weren't quite "me", so I returned them and found some neon yellow skinny corduroy pants. So cool. I bought them and the first time, yes, the very first time I put them on, they ripped across the bootie. Which is so not cool. I returned those poorly made pants and decided I would just make my own skinny corduroys. So I did. 

Here's the before. I don't know how I ended up with a pair of pants that are so huge, but I've had these in my closet for several years. And I'm so glad I didn't donate them during one of my closet purges. 

Here's the steps I followed.

1. Put pants on inside out. 
2. With a sharpie, pinch the excess fabric and mark where you need to hem it. Start in the crotch area and work your way to the ankles on the inside of the pants.
3. When you get to the knee, pinch from both the inside seam and the outer seam to make the pants balanced.
4. Take the pants off, and sew a line along the sharpie marks.
5. Try them on and make any adjustments you need to make. Mark where you want them to be hemmed.
6. Cut the existing hem off and fold under twice, re-hemming the ankle.

This refashion was really simple, and I love the pants!