Pants!

Comfy London buses pants lined with jersey

Pants started me sewing for my kids. Autumn arrived and my summer baby needed pants that fit over his cloth-diapered bum. Pants made to do this were outrageously expensive, so I started sewing again.  Skills honed in middle school home ec class and help from the internet set me on my way.

Over those last 5+ years, I've made tons of pants and shorts for my boys. The elastic waist-band has encourages independence and has become a staple (the person who deisgned pants for 3 year-old with a snap & fly did not have kids).

I made these comfy London buses lined with jersey pants for day 1 of the Winter 2014 Kid's Clothes Week using Made By Rae's Parsley Pants pattern. This is a great pattern: the construction is easy, there's lots of detailing options, and it goes to size 10. 

Ready to sew pants, too?  Other pants patterns I like:

• Blank Slate's Clean Slate Pants pattern, for those skinny pants.  
• Dana Made It's Basic Pants, a free tutorial, size 2-3. 
• Rae has a free basic newborn pant pattern.