Tutorial - How to Refashion Pants into Shorts Using the Original Hem

You get a pleasing result shortening pants with this method

Shorts Tutorial at Patchwork Posse Blog

"It's Springtime around here….and the winter pants are all but worn out, too short or overall falling apart in all the wrong places. Mostly the knees.  The rest of the pants though are in pretty ok condition.  So, what do you do with these high water pants? You fix them!  Well, really.  You make them into shorts.  Step 1)  Measure on the kiddo and cut the legs off  Step 2)  Cut the end of the hem off 1/4" above the true hem".... Read more