Tues Tip~ Baby Bloomers Easy Growing Adjustments

   A new Mommy doesn't usually have time with a growing baby to pick out the waist band of bloomers and thread through longer elastic to make the bloomers larger.

 

   Here is a way to help that Mommy out with a faster adjustment to the present elastic.

 

   Link for free pattern below. 

 

  

 

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Tuesday Tip

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 Bloomers and pants of any size 

are about the fastest garments that can be made.

Baby size is even faster.

 Its as easy as 1,2,3,4 to get it ready for elastic. 

 I like to press up the hem and waist

 before I stitch the front and back crotch seams.

 

 

After leg elastic is thread through,

the ends are stitched, and back stitched down.

Then sew the tiny crotch seam.

Zig Zag or serger finish is nice.

 

 

Today's Tip

 

If you sewed up the back seam

take out stitches for an opening as wide as 

the elastic you use.

 You might use 1/2, 3/8 or even 1 inch elastic.

Stitch around the opening as shown above.

Note this opening ends up on being

on the inside of the bloomers.

 

Then proceed with your favorite way to install the elastic

which you have

 CUT ELASTIC

 A COUPLE OF INCHES LONGER THAN NEEDED

to be used later for expanding.

 When the installation is finished,

LEAVE THE OPENING AS IS.

DO NOT CLOSE THE OPENING.

Then Mommy doesn't have to take out 

stitches to get to the elastic, 

The elastic stitches can be removed

and restitched to make the waist bigger. 

 

 The free pattern

is graciously provided at 

https://icansewthis.com/baby-bloomers/

She also provides a great, quick, clear

supply list and tutorial.

I did use more narrow elastic.

 

Thank-you Violet!