Yoga Shorts

Recently, I've gotten into this "get in shape" state-of-mind. I play Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 from the comfort of my living room. I needed some comfortable, well-fitted shorts to wear as I play. I found a few tutorials on how to make Yoga pants from old t-shirts, and decided to follow this tutorial.

I followed the majority of this tutorial for the black pair of shorts, but decided that I wanted my shorts to be short. I chose a length of about 4 inches. So I measured the inseam of my shorts to 6 inches and cut them down. I hemmed the legs, then cuffed them upward, and sewed the cuff into place (making my inseam closer to 4 inches). I continued following the tutorial to make the waistband. However, the calculations didn't exactly match up to fit my waist. That's why I tried the waistband on before sewing it to my shorts! After some recalculating, I remade the waistband (which fit this time) and attached it to the shorts. Done!

I tried and failed to make another pair after the black ones. I totally messed them up, but before I ruined them, I cut out a pattern on tissue paper so that I can make the shorts from the hem of t-shirts rather than making the knee-length shorts you get from the tutorial.

Today, I decided to make a pair featuring a pocket for my iPod. I never made a pocket before, and I didn't use a tutorial, so I'm ecstatic that it worked out. I just had to use my Star Wars fabric. Here's how they turned out.

 

 

Thanks for looking,