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A few years ago I learned how to sew.I can sew up holes in my clothes.

that's a good thing enrique

here is the dress i cut down to fit the bride's maid this weekend.


it is the smaller of the two. i had to shorten the straps on the other one also.

How easy, or hard, is it to put new front pockets in pants/shorts?

I have two pairs of shorts that I like, but the front pockets were made out of very cheap material and are now mostly iron on patches.

I do have a sewing machine and can sew a mostly straight line.

Is it doable? Or should I just stop being a cheapskate and go buy some new shorts?

Sewing on front patch-style pockets is easy with a machine IF you have what is known as a "swing arm" -- a way to make the platform of the machine more narrow. Otherwise, you can do it, but you have to bunch up the fabric all the way around so as not to sew the shorts closed!

It is far easier to sew in the side pockets which just get put in the seam on the sides. This can even be done with pants/shorts that didn't have any side pockets originally. You can buy premade pockets at the fabric shop, too, or make your own.

New shorts never hurt, though!

Merme