Dad's flannel to toddler PJ pants

I am super excited about Celebrate the Boy month on MADE. We moms of boys are always looking for boy-specific ideas and both MADE and Made by Rae have tons!

I'd been planning to make some PJ pants so it was very timely that Dana from MADE is featuring kid's pants tutorials. Since this was my first foray into making pants, you know I didn't want to waste any precious fabric. So, I decided to re-purpose one of my hubby's old flannel shirts into some super-comfy toddler PJ pants. My favorite part? I was able to use the left breast pocket as the right rear pocket of the pants :)

 So, I followed the pants tutorial on MADE. I used a favorite pair of my son's sweats to make my pattern. (I like to use brown paper grocery bags for my patterns.)

 

Using a large men's flannel I had just the right amount of fabric to make pants for a fairly tall 2 1/2 year old. I used the front of the shirt to make the back of the pants, making sure to position the right rear over the left breast pocket. I kept the pants pretty roomy to accommodate a fluffy cloth diaper butt, but it would be easy enough to make these pants a little slimmer and longer when he grows and when the diapers are gone.

He loves them! And I can't wait to start making pants for the rest of the family! I'm glad I was able to upcycle an old shirt and now that I have a pattern, future pairs can be made super fast!

Valentine's cutie outfit

 Having a baby girl really gets me excited about sewing. I couldn't resist trying out Homemade by Jill's cute and easy tutorial to make an infant jean skirt out of a pair of old jeans. This was especially timely, because I have finally decided I am ready to clean out and donate and consign most of my old maternity clothes, but I am holding on to some items that really aren't fit to be donated or consigned but are perfect for re-purposing as baby clothes! What could be more fun than making an adorable jean skirt for my little girl out of scraps from old maternity jeans and a nursing tank :)

I thought it turned out so cute that I decided to applique a matching onesie. There's that Valentine's fabric again that I used for my table runner and Mom's Valentine's pillows. It's hard to see in the photos, but the fabric has the cutest sparkly hearts, so I just ironed on some Heat-n-Bond and cut out a few hearts and then ironed them on to the onesie and skirt and stiched around the edges with some hot pink thread.

This is a really easy and inexpensive project and can be adapted for any holiday. I'm already thinking I have the perfect gingerbread man fabric for Christmas. Maybe I'll do Shamrocks and Easter bunnies too :)