Easy Diy Capri Pants From Jeans that run short on kids
Tired of buying new pants way too often for your kids because they run short quickly? Try our DIY Capri Pants tutorial! Repurpose their jeans into trendy capris with this easy, fun, and budget-friendly project. Step-by-step instructions and helpful tips included. Get creative and make stylish DIY Capri Pants today!
Equipment
- Pair of scissors
- Needle
- Pins
Ingredients
- A pair of pants that run short on your kid
- 2 ″ wide ribbon of your choosing
- A few cute buttons – I love mixing and matching different colors and sizes.
- Matching color thread
Instructions
- So choose the pants you have around that no longer fit the length of your kid’s legs. In my case, I had these denim ones! My girl tends to stretch in height but little to the sides so all her pants easily get short while fitting perfectly on her waist.
- Double-fold the hem of the pants. You can cut the actual hem if you want but I chose just to fold them. Depending on the length you want the amount varies.
- Do some stitches on both sides of the leg along with the side seam so it won’t unfold when washing or while wearing them.
- Cut a strip of ribbon, about 3 to 4 inches long.
- Fold one end, place it on the outer side of the leg side seam, and stitch it to the folded hem on the inside of the pants:
- Fold the ribbon so it would around the edge to the outside of the pants and then fold the other end of the ribbon to shape it like an arrow. Pin in place.
- Place some cute buttons over the ribbon close to the end and stitch everything together.
- Repeat the process with the other leg.
- Then on the back, I applied the same cute buttons but different colors to the back pockets.
- Choose your favorite placement and stitch them in place.
- That’s it, you have some cute DIY capri pants that will probably last a lot longer!