How to Make Summer Pajama Pants For Kids

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Does your kid need a pair of super comfortable summer pajama pants? You’ve come to the right place! I’ve got a free pajama pants tutorial for you, so you can sew pajamas for kids yourself. 

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I actually wasn’t planning to make them, but when I was hijacking my sewing fabrics stash last time, I came across this incredibly soft, comfortable jersey stuff I had forgotten about long ago
 – and couldn’t help but start making something out of it. (Happens to you, too?)

HOW-TO:

Click here for simple, step-by-step instruction for HOW TO SEW SIMPLE PAJAMA PANTS for toddlers, kids or yourself.

You’ll see I’ve already made a ton of toddler pajama pants from warm minky for the winter, and as they turned out to be so much more comfortable and flexible than the purchased ones, I’d be totally happy if you make use of the free tutorial.

The free pajama pants tutorial is intended for hobby sewists, so it’s simple, clear and easy to follow. Happy sewing!

Off course you’ll want to hem the pants. I must admit I often skip the hemming step with minky, since the winter pajama pants only last until it’s cold –  and next year, they will be too tight anyway because the toddler will outgrow them even if leave additional leg length. BUT since the jersey will be useful for a much longer time than the warm winter minky (spring, summer, autumn!), I opted for a wide hem here – I simply cut the pants approximately 3 inches longer than I’d need to and made a wider hem.

This way, your kid’s pajama pants will be used not only until the next winter but also next spring – and I really love things that can be worn for a long time – especially with toddlers who usually outgrow every piece of clothes so quickly!

You might want to get your hands on a variety of jersey fabrics – I know for sure I’ll make some of the pajama pants from the heavier and some of the midweight jersey. Without the need to go into jersey study here, let me tell you just the basic two things you need to know if you’ll go buy some jersey:

1) As for materials, I usually use plain or printed COTTON JERSEY KNITS, as they are really pleasant to the skin.

 They are the most common type of knit, so it should be really easy for you to get one. If you are a hobby sewist, then it’s safe to stick to cotton knits (you’ll find some incredibly cute ones here) – I tend to avoid other, e.g.  spandex blends, similar to cotton jersey but lighter and a bit more stretchy. And, for example, you would never want to use lycra spandex for pants (it’s for swimsuits!)  

2) What you need to pay attention to is the WEIGHT of jersey:

 for example, you really want to use midweight jersey for the summer  (numbers vary vastly but I’d say for this, the jerseys should be somewhere at 8 to 9  oz). It could also be thinner, i.e. lightweight (5 to 7 oz.) or even lighter, but at the beginning it’s good to shy away from those because sewing those nearly see-through knits is not piece of cake. (And I’m talking about making it easy for beginner sewists, so – midweight it is!)

3) I wouldn’t bore you with cotton interlock knit, if it weren’t for the fact that it’s easier to sew with (the edges don’t curl up, the stretching is more even due to the special weave technique) – but if you are not comfortable with sewing with jersey, this is the type you might want to start with. But you should know it’s heavier, more appropriate for spring/autumn and it will be too warm for the summer. Just so you know 🙂

You can check out adorable cotton knits I found here at peek-a-boo shop.

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