Kids Pants Pattern DIYs

It’s incredible how pricey a pair of pants can be from even a lower-cost store. Spending a handful on less than a yard of fabric seems silly, especially when you can find instructions on how to sew pants yourself. Give your kids clothing that you know is quality, cost-effective, and made with love by checking out these DIY pants tutorials.

Anything itsy-bitsy and in a cute print is awe-inspiring. In addition to being precious, DIY kids and baby pants are easy to make because they’re so small. You’re not risking tons of fabric on a project, rather practicing a technique in a contained piece.

This easy sewing project will turn your toddler into a real hipster. These how to make pants instructions come complete with cute little pockets and a button. They look just like real jeans! The best thing about these hip little duds is that they slip right on.

This tutorial shows you how to make leggings for your children with lots of room for them to grow. You can't find better legging ideas than this easy DIY craft. With funky fabric designs and accurate sewing, you can save a lot of money on kids clothes and keep the little ones warm and comfortable.

Learn how to make these toddler ruffle pants to give your toddler a different look. Even little ones can have their share of fun in playful, ruffled clothing.

Learn how to make pants for your boy that are vintage-inspired. The design is a simple pants pattern with a few alterations to achieve a retro look.

After you sew these skinny jeans for your child, you'll never want store-bought pants again. This pattern allows you to secure the perfect fit and color jean for your child.

STEP 1: CUTTING

First, I cut the length of the pants, about 30″. You’ll need two pieces this length, one for each side (I take one 60″ piece and fold it in half. This cut should parallel to the finished edge of the fabric, and perpendicular to where it was cut off the bolt). With the waist and leg bands, the pants can be worn down to the ankle or bunched up on the calf. Like every other measurement, adjust this as you see fit.

For a very balloon fit, I like to have the pants about twice as wide as the hips (2:1). So each side piece is cut as wide as the circumference of the hips. If you don’t want your pants to be as gathered, or don’t have enough fabric, you could reduce this ratio to 1.5:1. My husband’s waist is about 40″, so I am cutting the pants to be about 80″ in the waist.

In my case, each piece for the legs is 30″ long, and 72″ wide, with the stretch and selvedge across the 72″ side. Once I cut out the crotches, the top of the pants will be about 40-50″ wide.

The next step is to cut the crotch scoop. I do the front first, and base it off pants he already owns. Since these genie pants are loose and breezy, I cut the crotch lower and wider than his trousers fit.

Regular trousers laid out on the fabric to trace the scoop of the crotch

Crotch scoop, traced from trousers

Wider and deeper scoop, shown by the light pink line

Crotch scoop, with the back on top

Here’s a nice shot to show the crotch. The front piece is on bottom, with a “shallower” crotch scoop. The back piece, on top, is cut deeper, to accommodate dat booty as well as sitting without too much wedgie action.

Drafting the harem pants – version 1

To make the pattern, we are going to need these measurements:

• 1/4 of the waist measurement (or lower, this depends on how low we would like them to go on the waist). Again, this is the basic flat pattern you can use in your designs. Have in mind that you need to add for a waistband, zip, seam allowance, etc. according to the design you are creating, the fabric and so on;
• length – measure the outer leg. If you are planning to add cuffs, you might want to take them out of the overall length;
• leg opening: you can measure around the calf, the ankle, or even the knee, according to your personal preferences for length. Leave an additional inch or 2, so it doesn’t get too tight;
• drop crotch – measure how low you want the crotch. Make sure to have in mind the overall length so your design keeps proportions.

Building up the pattern:

• from point A towards D, apply the leg opening measurement (figure 2). Mark 2 inches/5 cm up from the hem. That would be point F. Connect point E with B and F. The harem pants pattern is almost ready. We just need to make some final adjustments to refine it.

• You should always aim for a 90-degree angle at the crotch of the harem pants. Otherwise, there might be a strange curve at the bottom. The way we drafted the pattern, the angle at the crotch is a bit bigger. We need to work on that.

There are two ways to approach this issue (figure 3). You can curve the whole line that connects the leg opening and the crotch (option 1)

you can lift a bit just at the crotch line for a couple of inches and keep the rest of the line straight (option 2).

RAINBOW NECKLACES

I’ve been making more beaded fabric necklaces to give away at Burning Man. They’re easy, recycled, colorful, and handmade!

It’s part playa prep, part procrastination from other work. Two birds with one stone!

In case I don’t see you to give you one of these, find out how to make your own!