At the beginning of summer I had some soft but sturdy grey slightly stretchy denim that was left over from a lounge chair re-upholstery project. The fabric wasn't very much, but it ended up being just barely enough for a pair of shorts for the husband, which was great because he was really in need of a new pair!
Unfortunately, he didn't get his hands on these shorts till the end of summer due to the fact that we live in different states and sometimes boxes get lost in the mail. Lucky for him, boxes lost in the mail for over 6 week weeks are occasionally found and delivered by the mail service! Also lucky for him, summer lasts a loooong time in Alabama, so he was still able to get some use out of these when he came down to visit last week :)
The fabric was purchased online from CaliFabric - the online store for my favorite brick and mortar fabric store in San Francisco: The Fabric Outlet. They have a great selection of heavy weight denim - perfect for men's pants or upholstery! I altered the pants pattern from Vogue 8940 to make shorts by cutting them at 21 inches for the inseam measurement (this allows for a 1 inch hem).
Having worked with this pants pattern previously, I was aware that it had serious problems with the width measurements (has anyone else found this to be the case?). My husband wears a 32, and I have found that I have to add just over 1 inch of width to the front and back of both sides in order for the pants to fit. After accounting for this pretty significant error in the patterns measurements, I have found that this pattern can make pretty great looking tailored pants or shorts. I especially like the back pockets, and the fly comes together very nicely.
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