Brielle's Avalon

I have a pirate event to attend soon. I needed new clothes for this. I already had a coat that would work, belt, eye patches (see a previous post),

I cut this pair 11″ up from the hem. Then I cut the seams off the off parts and evened up the cloth and cut 4 strips.

I put 2 of the strips right side together and sewed then at one end, repeating with the other 2 strips. Then I ironed open the seams and ironed them in half the long way like they’ll be after I sew them to the end of the pants.

I opened the outside seams of the pants about 2 inches up the side, sewing the cloth back to keep it finished and nice. At the top end of the opening I backed and forthed a couple times to tack it and make sure it wouldn’t continue to open up along the outside of the leg.

What!? The thread doesn’t match? We don’t care, we’re pirates!

Next pin the center seam of the strips to the inside seam of the pants, right sides together. If you have enough pins, pin the whole thing (it helps) but I didn’t, so I just used the one pin. Either way, don’t sew over your pins, you’ll bend the pin and break your needle. Anyway, sew the strip to the pant leg, stretching slightly as you stitch if your pants are somewhat stretchy as mine unfortunately were.

Turn the edges over to match the seam edge between the end of the pants and the ends of the strips and sew them down.

Now put the ends right sides together and sew, then turn them right side out.

Next turn the edge slightly, iron to keep it in place and pin. Stitch carefully so it looks straight on the right side.

Decide where the buttons will go on the short end of the strap and mark your buttonholes accordingly. Do a tight blanket stitch around the button markings, making them snug but not tight to the button size so they’ll stay closed but be able to loosen a bit over time. Sew on the buttons and button as you like.

Ta Daaa!!!