Pants to Skirt

Time for me to get started with all of the projects that I keep putting off. Today I finished a skirt that was made from a pair of pants that didn't fit anymore. Now it fits and will really nice to wear to work on Monday.
This is how I did it. I tried to remember to take pictures along the way.

What I started with, a pair of grey pants,

I undid the cuffs on both legs.

Cut up the inseam on both legs, as close to the original seam as possible.

Cut through the crotch, so you have a completely open bottom.

Because I needed to make the skirt big enough to fit me I also cut up the seam in the seat of the pants, including the waist band.

This is what the back looks like when it is opened up.

This is the pants laid open.

After you open the seams on the legs, if the pants fit before then all you have to do is sew the front of the leg up, and the back of the legs up.  At this point you should have a long skirt, try it on and cut it a little longer than the length that you want the skirt. Add a hem and you get the finished project below.

This is the panel that I added to the skirt, and the hem of the skirt.

The finished skirt.

And finally a fashion show of the finished product.