I’ve had these warm grey pants in my upcycling pile for a very very long time now. I originally tried to make them into skinny jeans, but didn’t sew them correctly the first time and ended up ripping a giant hole in on of the legs with a seam ripper. Oops. So I made them into shorts instead! Read on to see how to make them!
First, put on the pants. Using chalk or a fabric marker, mark on one leg of the pants where you want the shorts to hit. Take off the pants, and use a ruller to mark 2 inches below that line and draw a line across the leg. The 2 inches will become the cuff. You can alter this amount depending on if you want a thicker or thinner cuff. 
Cut along the line you just made. Fold the pants in half and use the leg you just cut as a guide for cutting the other leg.
Now, fold the pant leg up one inch and press. Fold up again another inch and press again. In the picture above, the left leg is folded once and the right leg is folded twice.
Now all you need to do is choose a thread that matches the stitching on your pants and topstitch along the top of the cuff! You’re done! 
I’ve LOVED these shorts so far! I’m on the short side, so all the shorts I try on tend to hit me at an unflattering part on my leg. I’ve never really enjoyed wearing shorts because I thought they looked funny on me. After making and wearing these shorts, I plan on altering a few more pairs of pants. I love that I can control the length of my shorts with this super easy alteration!
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upcycled thursdays // cuffed shorts
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