Thursday, July 3, 2014

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts



Today I'm sharing the last installment in my Cut off Jean Shorts Series. There's actually two pair of shorts, but the technique is the same. Cuff the shorts, sew on some ribbon and buttons and you have a totally transformed pair of shorts.

If you've never added a cuff to shorts, view my video at the end of this post: How to Blind-Hem stitch

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts SeriesCuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series


Begin by cutting an old pair of jeans at the knees. Fold them up twice and press them in place with an iron. Now it's time to sew on some ribbon. One of my daughters just had to have this pink sparkly ribbon. I folded over the end, placed it at the inner seam and sewed along the bottom edge of the ribbon. When I got near the end, I cut off the ribbon with just enough to fold it under at the seam and continued sewing to the fold. Then I went back and sewed along the top edge of the ribbon all the way around.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

Repeat with the other leg.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

Next I added some fun dragonfly buttons. I used 6-strand embroidery thread and added three buttons on the leg.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

Then I added three more at on the front pocket.

Then I repeated the whole process with some cute rainbow ricrac on another pair of shorts for my youngest daughter.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

I think these are my favorite shorts that I've done. I love the rainbow ricrac. She has so many fun bright shirts that all seem to go with these "new" shorts.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

I hand stitched some ricrac to the back pockets of these shorts as well.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

And of course added some cute buttons.

Cuffed Shorts with Ribbon and Buttons - Cut off Jean Shorts Series

Other posts in my Cut off Jean Shorts Series:
Cutoff Jean Shorts with Flag Pocket
Cutoff Jean Shorts with Flag Pocket








Cutoff Jean Shorts with Simple Ribbon Bows
 Cutoff Jean Shorts with Simple Ribbon Bows







Cuffed Jean Shorts with Paint
Painted Cuffed Shorts - Cutoff Jean Shorts Series









Lace Cutoff Shorts



4 comments :

  1. Love these shorts! Too cute! They were featured at The Project Stash Link Party & pinned to our feature board http://goo.gl/m9apqS

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  2. Found your post from Pinterest. They are super cute! I'm going to make some for both my daughters and myself.

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    1. Yay! So glad you're here! Good luck with the shorts!

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  3. Found your post from Pinterest. They are super cute! I'm going to make some for both my daughters and myself.

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