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!