These are the 2 patterns that E chose. I have cut out the pieces for the second pair, but have only sewed one so far.
Here's what I did....For a pattern, I took an old pair of shorts that my Granny made, and traced them slightly larger. Really technical so far, eh?! She sewed the shorts in 4 pieces, plus 2 pockets, so that's what I did, too.
And the new pair...
After the shorts were all basically put together, I used my flute cleaning rod to feed the elastic through the tunnel I made in the shorts waist.
E is a bit of a poser, so when I asked her to show me her shorts, and these are a few of the poses she gave me!
Muscle Girl!
Backside
She loves her new shorts, and they only took about an hour to make in total. The second pair will go even faster.
Those look easy to make. Thanks. :0) You could shorten them a bit and use them as boxers for boys right? =)
ReplyDeleteThey were so easy to make... seriously, if I can make them, then anyone can. I am known as the non-fussy sewer in our group, and my sister-in-law calls me a winger, because I just "wing-it" on a lot of things. You could easily make this into boxers for boys. If it is too hard (because I have much less experience than a lot of the sewers I get together with) then I will not tackle it. So, these are about a 1 on the hard scale. I traced with chalk, so it would just come off, and I cut 2 layers thick so the 2 front panels are the same size, and the 2 back panels are the same. Then I basically looked at my Granny's shorts and figured out order she would have done it in.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteHappy sewing