Did you know you can actually make things people can wear, from SCRATCH? I know, it crazy! As you may know if you follow along on my craft journey at all, I really only use my sewing machine for craft sewing; sprucing up a onsie, appliques, ribbon loops, burp clothes, so on and so on. But the tutorial that Prudent Baby has about making pants made it seem doable, even for just this “craft sewer” (see, I can’t even use the word seamstress). I bought some Christmas-y flannel to make the girls matching PJ pants to wear for opening presents but I seem to have misplaced it, it’s probably in the holiday decor buckets up in the garage. So until I find that flannel I figured I needed to practice. So I searched my fabric stash and come up with my fav Christmas fabric from Michael Miller. I didn’t follow the Prudent Baby tutorial to a T because I was too intimidated by the whole draw string/grommet thing and just made an elastic waistband. Oh, and I made these while the Roo was at school so I didn’t get her exact measurements and as you can see in the photos, I had to roll them up a bit because both of my babies are a little short in the leg department!
After doing this trial run I am very excited to find the flannel and make the PJ pants for realsies! I also feel much more confident in my abilities thanks to this tutorial, I am glad I tried something that I’ve been wanting to do for a while. You should try something new, too! What’s it going to be? Is there something you’ve been wanting to try out? Let me know, I’d love to hear how it goes!!
How adorable is she!!!! Oh and good job on the pants too 🙂
She is toooo cute!! Love the PJ pants!
The pants are so cute – LOVE that fabric!
She is so adorable, I thought the candy must be a bribe for the photo op 🙂 Love love love the colors in the fabric, great job sewing!!!
Too funny, I could have written this story about my Sunday afternoon! I never knew i could make a three year old boy so happy by letting him help sew some pj pants with me! He “embelished” a pocket he cut out of scraps by sewing some lines onto the fabric then cut a tractor and a fire truck out of the sraps and we put them onto a shirt because the pants needed a matching shirt. I think i will be making more;) they were so easy! I was estatic. My hubby, not so much, lol!
Great job and that fabric is oh so cute!!
she is soooooooo cute!!! great job on the pants! love that print, too 🙂
SO CUTE!! I love that colorful print!
Cute pants…but cuter baby girl 🙂 I need to make my 3 year old some Christmas pants!! Love them. Visiting from TT&J and here to invite you to link up to my fashion linky party called DIY Diva Thursdays. we party every Th-M 🙂
Kara
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