Thursday, May 19, 2011

Tutorial: Baby Pants (jeans) with Knit Waistband

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Today I thought I would share how I make baby pants. You see, I HAD to make my youngest some jeans and pants out of necessity. Sure, I have hand-me-down pants for him but they don't fit over his big (and adorable) cloth diaper butt. That's because my hand-me-downs are from my oldest- a skinny boy who wore disposable diapers. These just squeeze my poor baby in the gut when he sits down! Can't have that!

With summer almost here, I thought I would make him some lightweight jeans with a pull-on waist. {Around this house, we call those "eatin' pants"} I chose a very lightweight denim with embroidered sea animals on the fabric. The fabric reminded me of the beach. Which reminded me of summer. So they are still cool, right?

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To make these jeans, I used a pair of baggy pants that fit my son well to make a pattern. There are lots of great tutorials out there if you want to search the web. Or, here, at Made, is a very well written and clear tutorial on how to make your own pattern. Basically you trace existing pants and use that to make new pants. Can you say free?

TUTORIAL:  Baby Pants with Knit Waistband {aka Eatin' Pant}
Supplies you will need:
- Pattern
- Fabric for pants
- Knit or Rib Knit Fabric for waistband
- Elastic
- Pins

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AND sew!  I forgot to say "sew."  You need to also sew inseam.  Start at one hem and keep sewing until you get to the other hem.  One continuous seam.
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The elastic and rib knit are going to be about 1 inch longer than the child's waist.  Not sure if my picture was clear on that.
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This fabric is too cute! With all those whales and lobsters! I got it at Hancock Fabrics and it may still be on sale (it was 40% off!).

Make your kid some Eatin' Pants this weekend!

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