Saving Two Re-fashioned Pants

#76 Back to School Wardrobe

REFLECTIONS:  Me Made May pledge to wear one Re-fashioned item each day includes inspection of  already re-fashioned items.

BEFORE: I was loosing already Re-fashioned Navy pants and Lilac stripe pants to frayed seams. 

In the 1st Re-fashion: 

• Downsized by running a side seam which ruined pocket use in Navy pair.  
• Serger was not used. Both pair now show wear and fray on altered seams.

Now:

• On current Re-fashions, I use Betzini's one seam pants patterns. This does not impact outside pants pockets.
• I use new to me Juki Serger on seams.

STEPS:

• Open waistband to access frayed side seams.
• Remove unusable pockets in navy pockets,  
• Run a narrow inside seam in Navy pants to alter them a bit smaller.
• Re-stich the side seams to freshen them.
• Serge all seams with new serger.

AFTER: Two pairs of pants back into the Me Made May wardrobe rotation.

• Saved from fraying seams

AFTER: Frayed seams repaired
Pockets removed
Back in MMM Rotation

AFTER: Frayed seams repaired
Back in MMM Rotation

Before: 1st Re-fashion
Too small pockets
after side seam taken in.

BEFORE: 1st Re-fashion
Pinked seams were fraying

DURING: 
Removed unusable pockets

BEFORE: 1st Re-fashion
Seams frayed without Serger. 

AFTER: Seams saved with Serger.