DIY Bell Bottoms

You’ll need:
– a pair of skinny jeans
– 1 yard of fabric (Visit Tumble Weeds in West Barnstable)
– a pair of sharp scissors
– a seam ripper
– a sewing machine
– a ruler

The skinny jean is dead. However don’t just toss them in the trash, upcycle your skinny jeans into a pair of trendy bell-bottoms!

• Start by opening up the outer seams of each leg with the seam ripper. Stop at around 24 inches or 3/4 of the inseam. (if you are taller then you may want to go a couple more inches).

• Fold your fabric in half lengthwise and draw a diagonal line measuring the length of the open seam plus 2 inches. Adjust the width to your liking: the wider the base of the triangle, the wider the bell. Cut along the line. Repeat the step to make 2 identical triangular panels.

• Pin one side of the triangular panel to an open seam. Starting at the bottom hem, sew a straight stitch with a half-inch inseam. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can try hand sewing with a thread and needle. After sewing one side, pin the other side. Trim any excess fabric. Repeat the same step on the other leg