Below I have a pair of pajama pants I made for my daughter along with a dress I made for her for school pictures.
The pants were super easy. I grabbed a pair she already had and made an outline on the fabric I wanted to use. I was sure to make it longer than her current ones so I could create the hem at the top and bottom. Then I cut out a two pieces. One at a time I folded a piece and then sewed down the side, but not up the curve or at the top. Then I repeated this step on the other piece. Once I had two leg pieces, I put one inside the other and sewed along the curve (crotch) area. this sews the pants together. Then I folded over the top of the pants and sewed almost all the way around, leaving a small undone opening where I stuck in the elastic. I measured the elastic about 1.5 inches smaller than her waist so it would stretch. Once it was threaded in I closed up the hole! Done :)
The dress wasn't too bad, but again I started with a dress she already had and made a pattern on the fabric I wanted to use. I wanted this dress lined, so I also put the pattern on white fabric for the inside lining. I turned the whole dress inside out (all 4 pieces) with the outside fabric facing each other and then white on top of each of them. I sewed down each side and stopped at the shoulder straps. I used ribbon to make her straps, so I tucked in the ribbon at the desired length for her and finished sewing the tops on all 4 pieces (2 fronts and 2 backs). I went around the dress with a ribbon for an accent last and tied a bow on the front, but it was held on by a pin just in case she ripped it off! Last I made sure the hem was clean at the bottom of the dress and I was done :)
These two were quick projects I did in one day. If you want to do something super quick and easy for kids in your life, try these out! Let me know if you have any questions! Here's to the next project :)
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