Step 1:
I bought the smallest belt I could find. Although, I could have gotten any size, since I am making it smaller.Step 2:
I measured how many inches shorter I want the belt, and marked the difference near the middle of the belt along the wrong side:
Step 3:
Using the marks as a guide, I sewed on the wrong sides along the lines, right side facing the right side:
I could have sewn by hand too, since the ridges are easy to sew on.Step 4:
Here is what the belt looked like after the sewing:
As you can see, it is not very well-finished. wuaan-wuaan... Not to worry only, here is what I did next:
I turned it around and cut through the sewn part as shown above. I made sure the new size fit me the way I wanted to before I ran the scissors through it lol.
Step 5:
After cutting the belt in half, I wanted to make sure the ends will not fray and unravel, so I used a simple blanket stitch to kind of 'seal' the edges. (say hello to the little tailor's chalk in the background :)) Click on the picture to see a bigger image:
Step 6:
I also secured the point where I had sewn earlier by reinforcing the stitches where the two ends meet. Then I sewed the top right part you see in the picture along the piece of belt under it. Click on the picture to see a bigger image:
The ridges along the edges of the belt are easy to sew on.
Step 7:
Here is the finished project:
And here it is from the front:
