Kid's Sweatpants

I made sweatpants for my 18 month old grandson, Gavin.

The last pair I made for him were too long, so I measured the pants he was wearing.

These were the measurements:

inseam  12-1/4 inches

outseam  17-3/4 inches

For these pants I used Angel Hickman Peterson’s Fleece Fun Easy Pants Pattern

 I used size 24 months, except that I cut them shorter, at the 18 month line.
Waist elastic-18" long by 3/4" wide.
Bottom leg elastic-7-3/4" long by 1/2" wide.
I straight stitched the casings for the waistline-1-1/2 inches turned over
and leg bottom-1 inch turned over.

Newborn Baby Gowns

I'm sewing baby gowns again! My daughter Emily is expecting a baby girl in January 2017. She liked the newborn gowns I made for Gavin. They are nice when changing baby in the middle of the night!

I used Rachel's Overlap Shoulder Newborn Gown pattern that she so generously shared on her blog, Stitched Together.

 

 

 

I used the Stretch n Sew "chanel trim" method for the neckline.

 

 I cut the 2 strips in Rachel's pattern a little wider, 1.75" wide (instead of the 1.5 inch).

Pinned the strip to the RIGHT side, folded it to the wrong side, 

pinned itthen "stitched in the ditch" from the RIGHT side

removing pins before sewing.

It is very easy and looks nice, I think.

 

Thanks again, to Rachel at Stitched Together for sharing her expertise and pattern for this quick and easy gown pattern!

You can see the gown I made for Baby Gavin here.

Overlap Shoulder Newborn Gown

I made an Overlap Shoulder Newborn Gown with a free pattern from Rachel at Stitched Together.
I think this was slightly faster than Virginia Lindsay's Gingercake gown pattern.
However, both are really quick, easy and fun to make.

I used left over print fabric for the front, and solid white fabric for the back.

We have to wait to see which neckline is preferred by the mommy and daddy, when baby arrives.

We are jumping each time the phone rings. What a joyful time!!!

I used the old Stretch n Sew "chanel trim" method for the neckline.

Sewed the 1.5 inch wide strip to the RIGHT side,
folded it to the wrong side, pinned it

then "stitched in the ditch" from the RIGHT side, removing pins before sewing.

It is very easy and looks nice, I think.

a closer view

See the inside part of the gown where the trim has been folded over.
This stitching is done from the other side...the right side.

 This is the front. You can see faint stitching on the left. The stitching is done right in the seam line
hence, "stitch in the ditch".

The stitching line is barely visible.

When I sew seams in knit fabrics, I always stretch the fabric a bit.
Then I either stitch another row, half way to the edge of the fabric or serge the edge.
Most of the time I use a 1/4 inch seam allowance.
For the sleeve hem I pressed under the 1/2 inch hem before sewing the gown side seams.
You can sew the sleeve hem first, while the fabric is flat if you wish.
I like the more finished look of sewing the side seams first.
A GREAT BIG THANKS to
Rachel from Stitched Together and Virginia Lindsay from Gingercake
for so generously sharing their newborn gown patterns!