Simplicity 5317

More Pants

If you thought the last ones were easy, you should see this pattern. It has one-- yes one piece! (for the pants that is)

We went out to dinner the night this was taken so she wore her cute red boots. I also made her a matching headband (that she hasn't worn since. . . toddlers!).
When she looked at herself she said, " I look like a Mommy!"

Cakes, my two year old, has decided that she doesn't want to wear jeans during the winter, they are too cold. She doesn't have enough pants without jeans so it was a great excuse to sew. I substituted the 1/2 inch elastic waistband for a 1 1/2 inch and then added 3 inches to the top of the pattern to accommodate for it. (I originally wanted a one inch waist band, but joanns was out.) I think a thicker waist band looks more professional.

When I got these out she wanted "soft pants" instead (fleece) so I had to bribe her with gum that you can see in her hand.

I made the size 3 (with a shorter inseam, my girl is short and as my mom like to remind us, doesn't have much of a chance at height). Eventually I'd like to try the hat and shirt in this pattern. They are made out of a light-weight corduroy. I fell in love with the brown flower pattern.

Cakes with her huge wad of gum and Bug with her obnoxious ugly binky. She just can't stand to be left out!