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Tutorial: Make a pair of long bloomers for little girls

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Editor’s note: The blog linked to in this post is no longer available.  You could make a similar item by making a knee-length pair of elastic waist shorts (tutorial here) and adding two rows of ruffles around the bottom.

Veronica from Walter + Veronica shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of long bloomers for little girls.  The ruffled pants come down to the knees, and can be used to extend the life of a dress that has grown too short.  Brilliant!  Go to the tutorial.

[photo from Walter + Veronica]

[tags]sewing, tutorial, bloomer, ruffle, pant, capri, girl[/tags]

Comments

  2. Super disappointed as I cannot view this blog. This would have been the perfect thing for me. -sigh-

    • It looks like the blog is no longer available for public viewing. It should be fairly simple to adapt a basic elastic waistband pants or shorts pattern to make these, though. Just make the shorts from a lightweight cotton and have them come just to the knee, and add a couple of rows of ruffles to the hems. I’ve edited the post to link to a shorts tutorial to get you started. –Anne

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.