Reversible Athletic Shorts

As soon as Michael gets home from work, he puts on athletic shorts. The boys want to be like daddy and love wearing them too. The first pair of reversible athletic shorts I made came from a reversible XL shirt I got at a garage sale. I forgot to get a before picture, but you can see how I cut them out. I used the neckline as the waistband.

I found this pair of shorts in a bag of hand-me-downs given to Tate. 

Unfortunately, the elastic was shot. Since clothing makers insist on securing the elastic like Fort Leavenworth, it is a major pain to replace it.This fact is lucky for Mayer- I can cut them down to fit him.

First, I cut off the crunchy elastic waistband. Then I used a pair of shirts that fit as my pattern to cut the shorts down to Mayer's size. I left the bottom hem intact and sewed the shorts like 2 separate pairs. I found using the vinyl presser foot kept the fabric from slipping.

 

I folded one side over 2" elastic and used a knit/ stretch stitch versus a zig-zag. 

 

I folded the white side under and sewed it on the elastic, next to the black. I decided it looked better to also sew the bottom of the elastic.