Regular Jeans to Skinny Jeans Tutorial

I really wanted a pair of skinny jeans to wear with my Ugg boots. I did get a gift card to the Gap for Christmas, but I wasn't sure I wanted to spend it in skinny jeans. I had a pair of jeans in the closet that I just didn't like the way the looked on me. They were cropped jeans that were tight around the thighs and then flared out at the bottom. I'm sure they looked good at one point, but two kids later, I wasn't digging them anymore. I hate throwing things away so I thought I'd try my hand and converting them into skinny jeans. It worked! Here's how I did it in case you'd like to try.

Regular to Skinny Jeans:

Jeans are obviously too bulky to stuff into my boots without looking a bit funny. 

First Step: Remove hem from the jeans. 

Unfold the hem.
Mine was quite large and thick due to the original style of the jeans. 

I don't have a photo of how I got to this step, but it's simple.
Put on the jeans inside out.
Pin the jeans where you'd like a seam to go and then carefully slip out of the jeans.
*Make sure you're pinning on the inside seam!*

I used a Sharpie, which I don't recommend, but I couldn't
find my marking pen that would show up in the photos.
Chalk works in a pinch if you don' t have a marking pen. Draw a line
showing where you want to sew from hem to where you run into
the outer seam of your pants. 

I cut off the original inner seam so that it laid flatter when
sewing. You can see a bit more clearly how the dotted line
goes from the bottom and angles into the original seam of the
inner leg seam. 

Sew right on that line. Make sure you're using a needle for
denim or other heavy fabrics. Your machine will thank you
and you'll  be less likely to get mad at your sewing. 

Ta-da! One leg is now skinnier than the other. 

Try on the new skinny leg to make sure it fits and you like it.
Look how much nicer it is than the regular width leg!

Further proof of happy, skinny jeans. I probably could take
the knees in a bit more, but I like the fit. If you don't like how
they look, put the jeans on inside out again and see where the
bulges are, mark them with a pin and re-sew those areas. 

Now, time for the second leg. If you're satisfied with the fit
of the first, measure the seam you made from the outer edge
of the leg that is altered. Transfer the measurements to the
other leg, mark, cut and sew. 

Once the side seams are all done, you can fold the original
hems back up and restitch. I didn't use matching thread since
I plan on just wearing these with boots. If you're going to wear
them with flats, I'd suggest using matching yellow/brown jean
thread so that they look more professional.

There you go! Regular jeans to skinny jeans in an hour or less
(maybe more if you're new to sewing,
but still, you get the picture. It's not too hard!