Who wore it best

I made a quarter circle maxi skirt for my mom out of some bargain lot Girl Charlee fabric. Here are some pictures.

I asked my brother if I should put this on Facebook and caption it "who wore it best," and he said yes, and then I was like wait nvm you're gonna win. At least I look like I have the swolest arms hah.

Lots of Mehendi

As you can see below, this is a departure from what I usually do...

Pink!

I got some pink knit fabric from JoAnn's and Black Friday and made these:

I learned some stuff from making the shirt. First, that kind of knit fabric is pretty thin and drapey, so the shirt looks more tight-fit than it actually is. Also, I have to make sure not to cut the neck too deep, which I did. Also, the pocket should have been a bit lower.

As for the skirt, I used this tutorial. However, I didn't put the elastic in the waistband, so the skirt is not very tight and tends to sag down, but with a belt it's fine.

Refashion Brofashion - men's pants into shorts

What to do when your pants are too short and tight? Turn them into shorts! 

Here is a not-very-thorough step by step guide.

First, cut off the pants an inch or two longer than you want them to be.

Then cut two strip of different fabric the length of your shorts and whatever width you want, depending on how tight the shorts are. You can compare your tight pants to a pair that fits well to see how much extra fabric you'll need. Remember to distribute the extra fabric between the two sides.

Then, cut alongside one outer edge. I had very little room to cut, so the seam allowances had to be pretty small.

Sew the fabric strip to the shorts. (right sides together; I used the shiny part as the "wrong" side because it was too shiny for real life). Also before you sew the fabric to the shirts, you can hem one side so that the top will be cleaner. We'll hem the bottom later.

Another picture for your enjoyment.

Hem the bottom (fold it up twice and sew).

You may want to double stitch (or serge or whatever) so that the shorts won't break when you do fun activities like yoga (see example of intact shorts during activity above).

The finished product!

Oh yeah, the title says "Brofashion" because it's my brother. GET IT?