Sewing: Baggy Jeans to Skinny Jeans

I bought these jeans a year ago and have never worn them out in public because they perplex me. Why so tight in the thigh, why so baggy below the knee? These are the questions I ask, because these jeans make no sense. Finally, I decided to fix the manufacturer’s mistake, and transform baggy jeans to skinny jeans. This is done the same way as taking in a shirt or dress – find the original seam, disregard it, and sew a new one.

OMG why. Why so baggy.

First, I pinned the legs together evenly, inside out.

Then, I measured my leg to get an idea of how far up the excess fabric went. Once I had that measurement, I went ahead and sewed a new seam. When I reached the area that fit well and didn’t need to be taken in, I just ran the new seam over to the old one and ended it.

I did this several times. They needed to be taken in a lot further than I originally thought.