SEW A PAIR OF ADORABLE BABY BLOOMERS - PERFECT FOR YOUR LITTLE ONE OR TO GIFT TO A FR IEND EXPECTING A NEW ADDITION!

S E W I N G PAT T E R N S + A CC ES S O R I ES

B A BY B LO O M E R S PAT T E R NS I Z ES 0 - 24 M O N T H S

S U P P L I ES1/2 YARD FABRIC 1 PACKAGE 1/4” KNIT ELASTICFABRIC SCISSORS COORDINATING THREAD

P R I N T + A S S E M B L E PAT T E R NUSING STANDARD 8 .5” X 11” (OR A4) PAPER , PR INT THE PATTERN PIECES . BE SURE TO SELECT “NO PAGE SCALING” OR “100%” WHEN PRINTING SO THE PATTERN PIECES WILL PR INT TRUE TO SIZE . YOU CAN CHECK YOUR PAGE SCALING ON THE FIRST PATTERN PIECE PAGE WITH THE 1” X 1” BOX. TAPE THE PATTERN PIECES TOGETHER .

S T E P O N E

CUT ONE ON THE FOLD FOR THE BABY BLOOMERS FRONT AND ONE ON THE FOLD FOR THE BABY BLOOMERS BACK + SIDE FROM THE FABRIC USING THE PATTERN PIECE AS A TEMPLATE . CHOOSE TO USE THE SAMEFABRIC FOR BOTH PIECES, OR A CONTRASTING FABRIC FOR THE FRONT.

S T E P T W O

MATCH THE BLOOMERS FRONT TO THE BLOOMERS BACK + SIDE PIECES AT THE CROTCH, R IGHT SIDES TOGETHER . STITCH IN PLACE AND PRESSTOWARDS THE BACK.

SEAM ALLOWANCE INCLUDED: 3/8”

CUT ONE ON THE FOLD FOR THE BABY BLOOMERS FRONT AND ONE ON THE FOLD FOR THE BABY BLOOMERS BACK + SIDE FROM THE FABRIC USING THE PATTERN PIECE AS A TEMPLATE . CHOOSE TO USE THE SAMEFABRIC FOR BOTH PIECES, OR A CONTRASTING FABRIC FOR THE FRONT.

S T E P T H R E E

MATCH THE BLOOMERS FRONT TO THE BLOOMERS BACK + SIDE PIECES AT THE CROTCH, R IGHT SIDES TOGETHER . STITCH IN PLACE AND PRESSTOWARDS THE BACK.

WITH R IGHT SIDES TOGETHER, MATCH THE SIDE PIECES AND STITCH IN PLACE . PRESS SEAM ALLOWANCES TOWARD BACK + SIDE PIECE AND TOPSTITCH IN PLACE AT 1/4” FROM THE STITCH LINE .

S T E P F O U R

ALONG THE TOP, FOLD AND PRESS AT 1/4” AND AGAIN AT 3/8” . THIS WILL CREATE A CASING FOR THE ELASTIC . STITCH AS CLOSELY AS YOUCAN TO THE FOLDED EDGE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TOP LEAVING AN APPROXIMATELY 1” OPENING. INSERT THE WAIST ELASTIC USING A SMALL SAFETY PIN . WHEN THE ELASTIC MEETS, OVERLAP APPROXIMATELY 1/2” AND STITCH TOGETHER . FINISH THE OPENING ALONG THE CASING SO THE ELASTIC IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.

ALONG THE TOP, FOLD AND PRESS AT 1/4” AND AGAIN AT 3/8” . THIS WILL CREATE A CASING FOR THE ELASTIC . STITCH AS CLOSELY AS YOUCAN TO THE FOLDED EDGE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TOP LEAVING AN APPROXIMATELY 1” OPENING. INSERT THE WAIST ELASTIC USING A SMALL SAFETY PIN . WHEN THE ELASTIC MEETS, OVERLAP APPROXIMATELY 1/2” AND STITCH TOGETHER . FINISH THE OPENING ALONG THE CASING SO THE ELASTIC IS COMPLETELY ENCLOSED.

S T E P F I V E

BASTE AROUND THE LEG OPENINGS AT 1/4” . USING THAT STITCH LINE AS A GUIDE, FOLD AND PRESS AT THE STITCH LINE AND AGAIN AT 3/8“ TOWARDS THE WRONG SIDE . (BASTING AROUND THE LEG HOLES WILL HELP MAKE THE CASING PROCESS EASIER ) . FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONSINCLUDED IN STEP FOUR TO COMPLETE THE CASING AND ADD THEELASTIC TO THE LEG HOLES .

ADD MINI POM POMS TO THE SEAMS IN THE FRONT FOR AN ADDEDFLAIR OR USE TWO COORDINATING PRINTS TO CREATE AN EVEN MORE

UNIQUE BABY BLOOMER!

1BABY BLOOMERSS E W I N G PAT T E R N S + A CC ES S O R I ES

0-3

3-6

6-12

12-18

18-24

FOLD

1 ” x 1”

2 BABY BLOOMERSS E W I N G PAT T E R N S + A CC ES S O R I ES

back + s idescut one on fo ld

3BABY BLOOMERSS E W I N G PAT T E R N S + A CC ES S O R I ES

back + s idescut one on fo ld

FOLD

4BABY BLOOMERSS E W I N G PAT T E R N S + A CC ES S O R I ES

f rontcu t one on fo ld

FOLD

5SIZE WAIST

0-3

3-6

6-12

12-18

18-24

9”

9 .75”

10 .5”

11 .25”

12”

1/4” ELASTIC CUTTING CHART

6LEG (2 )

17”

18”

19”

20”

21”

1/4” ELASTIC CUTTING CHART