Disclaimer: My children wear these to bed; however, since they are not fire proof fabric, they are not Pajama’s
Every year for Christmas we open PJ’s on Christmas Eve (I told you I was behind posting!) This year I decided to make my children’s pants. It took maybe 10 minutes and was SUPER easy.
Materials:
About a yard of fabric
Scissors
Sewing machine
Thread
Elastic
Safety Pin
Directions
Fold your fabric, so that the wrong sides are facing and you have just enough room to fit your Childs best fitting lounge pants on
Fold your child lounge pants so that the crotch is pointing out
Lay them on your fabric and cut around them allowing about an inch all the way around, placing the outside of the pant on the edge.
Repeat
Now you have two pieces of fabric, open them up and place them right sides facing
Sew down the crotch following the curve, I double sewed this since the pants take the most stress in that area, do this to both sides
Now grab the sides you just sewed and put them together right sides facing; now they look like pants.
Sew up the insides of the legs, again double stitching in the crotch (I hate that word) area
Fold up about an inch for the bottom hems and sew all the way around
Fold down about a half inch and sew the waist, do not sew all the way around leave about an inch opening for the elastic to go through the waist
Measure a piece of elastic to your child’s waist size, mark that measurement with a line, cut the elastic about an inch or two past that line.
Place a large safety pin at the end of the elastic and thread through the waist hem pocket you just made. Just bunch and pull.
Once your elastic has made it all the way around match it up with the line you marked earlier, sew them together. Make sure your elastic does not flip while you are pulling it through.
Sew up the opening you left and you are done!
Cost:
About $3
Time: 10 min
Tips:
Wash your fabric prior to cutting
Make sure your fabric is right side up; you may notice the Maltase Cross is upside down on these pants!
I wish I had seen this tutorial sooner! You had better pictures than others I have seen. I recently made my kids some in December and accidentally sewed the the legs together, twice! Great job!
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