Comfy lounge pants are fabulous at any age!
Here’s how to make a bunch for everyone:
Snag some fun fabric & a chopped jersey turtle neck
fold the fabric in half right sides facing & then fold lengthwise (you should now have 4 layers)
grab a pair of your kiddo’s fave loose fitting PJ pants, fold in half lengthwise & place on top of your layered fabric with the crotch at the folded edge
without cutting through that folded edge, chop out the basic shape of the pj pants leaving plenty of space for seam allowance
separate the 2 fancy new pant legs & re-fold with right-sides-facing
stitch each leg together along the long open edge
once each leg is sewn into a tube shape, pop one inside of the other with right sides together & the “Vs” lined up
stitch the “Vs” together
flip right side out & marvel at your almost-done-lounge-pants then pop that chopped turtle neck over the waist area of the pants with right sides facing & raw edges lined up
stitch together
zig zag over the outside seam for extra strength
give the legs a nice clean hem
and present them to your soon-to-be-covered streaker!
Create a pair for yourself using the steps above and replace the turtle neck with either a simple elastic waist or use the easy t-shirt waistband trick seen in my DIY circle skirt video below:
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This is genius! So simple and effective, I love it!! 🙂
Cheers Kristi…and as the loungers are simple for the kiddo to pull up & down they were a big help with potty training too! 😉
I love how simple these are yet I never get my lazy butt to make some for the weebabe. Thanks for the inspiration, maybe a weekend project is on the rise!
They are super easy & once you get the first pair made you’ll be knockin’ out loads more in mere minutes – If I pre-cut 3 pairs I can have ’em all sewn up & ready to wear in about 40 minutes! 😀
Any re-use suggestions if I don’t have a turtle neck available? I can’t stand bothering with elastic if I don’t have to you know?
Depending on the size of your kiddo’s waist you can easily use a t-shirt sleeve, if that’s too small just cut a length of t-shirt scrap to the right size & sew it into tube 🙂
Right on, thanks chickadee!
Love these. I’d quite like a pair for myself. Lounge pants are the best 🙂
Yup, you can easily use this tute to create some for adults too! 😉