Pants for Mom

Mom hasn't gained much weight in the past few years but her weight has redistributed itself so that her weight has centered now at her middle. I'm afraid I've got those genes too. Her pants have gotten much too tight and she had hinted several times that the only pants that fit are the ones I made her for traveling.

I decided to make a pair of capris for her birthday. I went to Walmart to purchase material and found some that would work. When I made the capris, I was disappointed to see defects in the cloth. In any case, I found that I'd miscalculated and needed an extra yard to make two capris.

When I went back to Walmart, I mentioned to the associate that the cloth had imperfections in it. She said she knew about them but couldn't do anything about it because if she sold only the good parts and cut the bad parts into remnants, they wouldn't be able to make up the loss.

I bought the yard anyway and made the second pair of capris.

I decided not to buy any more material at Walmart and went to Fabric Mart instead. I found jeans material there that cost $2 a yard less than Walmart. It was also wider so instead of making two capris with the jeans material, I was able to make three.

Mom says she now has enough pants to last for the rest of her life.