I had some fabric left over from making this stripey top so I thought I would make the babies something to match. I drafted some little t-shirts for the girls but am still waiting for the bias binding to arrive so in the meantime, I made some leggings. I used a pair of her leggings to draft the pattern and then made them slightly bigger because she is growing and I want these to last a little while into the summer. I cut them so that they only had centre leg seams rather than side seams so that the stripes would more easily line up. To make the legs the same and ensure the stripes lined up at the tummy and bum, I used one wide strip of fabric that I folded into the centre on either side. I then carefully chose the orientation that would give a blue stripe at the bottom (remember there's a hem) and have the waist band white. This used approx 40cm x 100 cm scrap of fabric. Sewing Notes 1) Hem leggings. It will be too fiddley later. 2) Stitch outside side leg seams (if there are any). Remember, you need a left and a right leg. The waist section is larger at the back: that's how you can tell whether you are dealing with a left or right leg. 3) Stitch inside leg seams. 4) Right sides together, put one leg inside the other and stitch centre seam. 5) Fold over top of trouser twice and stitch around leaving a 1cm gap at the back. 6) Attach a safety pin to some elastic and feed it through the waist band. 7) Stitch the two ends of the elastic together. I used a narrow zig zag for the seams (B 1.5mm), a wide zig zag for the hems (D 1.5mm) and finished the seams with an overlock-style stitch (E). The waist band was made from 6mm elastic. I drafted the pattern with a front and a back but cut out the legs with both sides as wide as the back. Then I sewed along the SA for the back section of the legs until the centre of the leg and slowly curved it in around the front, following the pattern line. This wouldn't be possible for tousers that weren't leggings. And here she is looking stylish in her leggings. I plan to make a tunic top to match with the very last bit of fabric so watch this space.
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