Long Pants to Shorts
I wish pattern companies would make separate pieces for turning pants into shorts. Maybe I want to make shorts the first time and long pants the next. If I make the shorts first then I have to figure out the length for the pants and vice versa. Who wants to go through all that, I don’t. I definitely don’t want to buy the same pattern again.
I’m using McCalls M6933.
So, I figured an easier way would be to fold the pattern piece to the length indicated on the pattern and pin it.
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Posted on July 30, 2014, in Tips and a Little Tricks and tagged cutting, long pants, McCall, pinning, Sewing, shorts, tips and tricks. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.
SwayMebyDavina 
That’s exactly how I plan to use my patterns for everything…I really don’t want to cut them.
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LOL, why are we so afraid to cut our patterns?
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I just want to be able to reuse them…and may need different sizes.
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Have you tried tracing the pattern to patternmaking paper? You can then use that for all the pinning and cutting. The original pattern will last longer.
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Yes but the ink barely shows up, it’s not like it was back in the day.
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