Turn your worn out yoga pants into a cute skirt!

If you like to sew for fun and crafting, this project is really easy and literally only takes 20 minutes to accomplish with a basic sewing machine. Here is what you will need...

- Yoga pants of what ever length you have
- A good and sharp pair of scissors
- Thread color to compliment your fabric
- Sewing machine

First, take your pants and lay them out on a flat surface.  Make sure that you have them nice and stretched out and all the seams are even.  You are going to start by cutting the inseam of your pants down both legs.

Once both sides of your inseam and the crotch joint is cut and opened, fold your pants in half at the center seam like this...

Now you will take your scissors and cut from the point on the inseam that it starts to curve out.  You will cut upwards in a straight line towards the pant waist to cut off the triangular portion on the center seam that is pointing out. Make sure to cut as straight as possible so you won't have any funky bulges at the front and back of the skirt when it's finished.  You want to create and nice straight sewing line.

Once that portion is cut, unfold the pants and start to sew the edges closed.  I used a standard straight stitch on these. After sewing both sides to close up the skirt, I wanted to add a little flair to them so I cut the sides of the skirt to form two slits and I sewed the seams with a #5 zig-zag stitch. What this did, was bring in the fabric to create these pretty ruffled edges.  You can opt to leave it as is and it's the perfect maxi skit to couple with any cute top you might have!

I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial and wish you luck in your crafting adventures!  If you upcycled your own pants into a trendy skirt, I would LOVE to see your variations of this project!  Send me an e-mail at mojogirl76@gmail.com or leave a comment with a link to your photos or blog.

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XOXO - Melissa :-)