[Justine J]

Hi everyone

I’ve cut out 2 pairs of shorts for my boys in size 6 and failed to find the errata slip until I was starting to sew – therefore I have cut the front piece without the seam allowances. I think that the shorts will probably be too big for the boys anyway – is there any way I can fix this without having to cut out new short fronts???? (I am on a very tight sewing schedule and need to get these done quickly)

Justine

[meleliza]

Yikes – could you fudge it? Maybe use a 1/4″ seam on the front so you’d only loose a 1/4″?

[Nicole]

If they are going to be too big, trim the seam allowance from any adjoining pieces and sew with a narrow seam. Please don’t feel bad , I did the same thing with the first pair I made.

Good Luck!

[Justine J]

Thanks! I was thinking of cutting off the other seam allowances – here’s hoping that they will fit. Another lesson learnt – check for errata!

[Violaisabelle]

Just another suggestion, you could always add a contrasting fabric and cut a piece that would give a ‘stripe’ down the side seam. You could then take that contrasting fabric and tie it in elsewhere, either at the hem or the pocket. Now you have a new design feature! 🙂

[Justine J]

Thanks!

In the end, I ignored the problem (how unlike me!) – they worked out fine in the end – only issue was with the waistband and the length of the shorts – will post some pics on flickr shortly.