 Yes, we're back with another upcycle or thrift flip. Whatever you want to call it. Okay, so I bought this address at the thrift store Recently, I paid for it $5 or $6. I think probably not more than that and I really like the fabric and the color the cuts okay But I probably wouldn't wear it much But what if we turned it into a pair of pants? So you know y'all know by now if you've been following my social media my vlog that I like the wide leg pants I in fact I drafted my own pattern for it. I love them so much and While the bottom of this dress isn't exactly wide enough to do what I usually do I think it might work still and what if we left the buttons. There's buttons down the front Let me put the bone broth down. Hold on. Hey, there's buttons Okay, so what if we left the buttons? You know, I don't like to Not use what's already there. I don't want to have to repeat myself I'll use the hem. What if we had the buttons run down the outside edge of one leg? So most of the buttons shut except for one or two at the waistband and still put elastic in the waistband But I think that might work Let's get started. I have this pattern I made So I took a pants pattern that I had that fits me and I put the two legs outside edge to outside edge front and back and Then I added some width in between and flared it at the bottom to make a wide flared leg pants That when I have them on they kind of look like a skirt So we're going to use this pattern out. I said the skirt's not big enough to do the fold so we'll fold it in the middle and make it smaller and Then we'll go from there. So Yeah First I've got to get it off of there. We've laid out the pants pattern like this Normally I would put the front seam on the side over here, but I said we want to save the buttons We're going to use them to get into the pants So I've put the buttons down the center of one leg We've got front crotch back crotch So we will cut along here down here Maybe we might leave that actually that seem we might only need to cut We'll see and then across the waistline and Then down here. Okay. So right sides together. We're going to sew down this inside seam of the leg This is on both legs All right, we'll go that way I'm going to use the serger because I have one But if you don't have a serger then just sew a regular seam and then after you get it The seam sewn and attached then do a zigzag to finish the edge So I have a serger somebody use it. We're going to turn one pant leg right side out and At the center crotch seam, we're going to put it inside the other pant leg So you have right sides together and we'll sew all the way around the crotch seam on the serger. Are they cute? We have the buttons down one side, which again, we're going to sew mostly closed We're going to leave like maybe one or two maybe but in the meantime I'm going to serge at the top of this that'll help prevent fraying then we'll work on what we're going to do about the closure and Sew down about an inch of this to put some elastic in Does that work? So now two things First I have to go off camera and try it on I'm going to pin this side closed and see if I can get it on the way it is without leaving an opening on the side I'm still of course going to leave the buttons. I'll just sew the whole thing closed and Then we will sew about an inch Down to make a casing for some elastic and so the buttons closed and then we're done. It's that easy Okay, I'll be right back. Okay, it fits but I do think that if I leave it with just the button There's gonna be some When I move which is not good so I do think I'm going to put a zipper in right about there and The good news is I might not need elastic. I think I'll put a little bit in any ways, but yeah Zipper if you don't know how to install a zipper. I bet you there's a YouTube video out there somewhere for doing it I'm not going to be super careful about Hiding said zipper, but I'm going to try to do it in a way That I can put in the zipper and then and then button this button hole that's probably a lot to ask but We're gonna give it a shot. I'll be back The zipper is in and the buttons are so shut. So let me try them on again fit Far back to what I need to go. So they do fit I'm going to put some elastic around the waist and A little hook and I at the top So let me do that and I'll be back Okay, I got back dressed So I don't think we need to put a ton of elastic in here and make it super tight I mean they fit pretty good around the hips. So but You can either fold over a bit of material that's a little bit wider than your elastic and thread it through The two open ends in this case this end will be open and the other end then sew it down there Or you could sew the elastic to the material stretching it while you go And then fold it over and sew it down again. I I tend to be the one to make the casing. So I Think we're gonna do that and I'll be right back. So here's the elastic. You could use a safety pin, but I have this long needle thing We've made our little casing. So I'm gonna just put it in here Maybe There we go And feed it all the way through We're gonna carefully feed it through so we don't have all this hanging out and then sew down The ends, let's see. Well, that might work. But anyway, you don't want to pull it too far tweezers I got it so Pull it so it's almost all the way out and then stick a pin So you don't have that happen again And do the other side try to make sure your Elastic is flat and not twisted or rolled inside the waistband Then I'm gonna pin it again on the other side and then I'm gonna try it on before I sew anything down Always a good idea to try it on before you finish I got the hook and I sewn on oops I'm gonna put some fray check on the knots a little bit of Sewing glue Just to help prevent the knots from coming undone and give the thread a little extra strength and now Pants are done So but now Is there enough to do anything else with what's left? I don't know. Let me go look Maybe if I have some trim or something to add to the bottom. Let me see what I have I made a little bit of trim out of the little bit of scraps that's left I Decided to go with a purple fabric. I had that instead of a blue Is there's a little bit of purple in that tie-dye fabric? I think I like I'm gonna add this ruffle. I think I like it up here Which is down there and I also think I'm gonna leave these bottom edges raw So I think I'm gonna sew a little tiny very close seam to the edge of the purple at the bottom and then just let it Unravel and the trim is gonna unravel too because the trim isn't all raw Okay, let's get it sewn on So I added the purple to the bottom and I added the trim that I made and Then a little row of tiny stitches so that when I wash it it'll unravel some more and I'll have some long ones to trim I also left the ties on the back. We're gonna try it on so y'all can see so hang on comfortable and I like the I like the purple So it wasn't complicated and it maybe wasn't what you would should have chosen to do with that dress But it's fun nonetheless. I Hope it gives you some ideas of what you can do Save some money get some new clothes maybe just refresh something you have in your closet and Make it something that you enjoy more wearing Because life is too short All right, that's it for today. If you have questions comments or concerns leave them down below I will include one or two of my favorite upcycling and thrift flip channels for clothing and There's probably I can think of maybe one sewing channel instructional sewing channel in case you don't sew at all None of what I did today was super difficult The most challenging thing is probably the zipper, but if you got a dress that was a little bit bigger You probably could just forego that whole business Anyway, all right, if you want to see more of this, let me know like share and subscribe Check out the video Description for relevant content ways to the support the channel. I would really appreciate your support I kind of need a new video camera. So I do have a patreon. Think about it. All right That's it go out and do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later. Bye guys