Pinterest - Most Recent Pins - Sewing for Boys

I love sewing clothes for my little boy. I love making toys and play accessories for him the most, but comfy shorts and pants for play and childcare days are my favourite clothes to make for him.

Here are five of my most recent pins to my Pinterest board "Sewing for Boys".

1. Jaden T-Shorts

This idea is great - turn a favourite adult T-shirt into a pair of shorts! I love ideas that encourage re-using and upcycling.

2. Baby Yoga Pants

Along the same lines as the T-Shorts. Recycle an old T-shirt to make some comfy pants. So simple!

3. Toddler Tour Pants

Cute pants with a patchwork insert down the sides of the legs and a really easy to follow tutorial.

4. Men's Shirt Baby Romper

Along the themes of upcycling - turn a cotton button-through shirt into a summery romper for a little boy.

5. Free Boy Patterns

A great collection of exactly what it claims to be - free patterns for boys. Heaps of easy to follow and easy to sew clothing for little ones.

Please share any great finds that you have below in the comments - I would love to find more!

Sewing tutorial: baby boy shorts (size 1: 12-18 months)

My eldest child is a girl and I love sewing clothes for her. Making baby clothes was fun - there are so many gorgeous dress, skirt and outfit patterns available for girls. But what I found challenging was finding the right fabrics.

Now that I also have a boy, I suddenly find the perfect fabrics everywhere. With cute fabrics, the simplest of shorts or pants look great. I made these in a size 1 (12-18 months) for my little guy for this spring/summer.

To make, you will need:

0.5 m fabric (I used a light cotton for one pair, and light quilting cotton for the others)

elastic for the waist (I used 2cm wide)

cotton thread

1. Print off the pattern and cut two along the fold.

2. If you'd like to add a pocket, cut a piece from contrasting fabric, fold right side together and sewing around, leaving a 2cm gap for turning out the right way. Turn out the right way and sew onto the middle of the leg pieces.

3. Place the leg pieces right sides together and sew from the top to the centre. Iron the seams flat and open out, so that seams are on top of each other.

4. Sew from the centre leg down to the bottom of each leg. Iron seams flat.

5. Fold over 1cm at the top, press. Then fold over another 2.5cm and press. Sew around, leaving a gap near the back to feed the elastic through.

6. Measure elastic to fit your baby's waist and cut a length 2cm shorter. Attach a safety pin to the end of the elastic and feed through the waist casing. Overlap slightly and sew over to connect it. Enclose the elastic in the casing by now sewing over the opening.

7. Fold the bottom of the legs over 1cm, press and then fold over another 1cm and press again. Sew around.

And done! 

What I made: baby boy shorts

A few weeks ago there was a sudden change in the weather here in Brisbane. The nights were still cool, but the days were full of sunshine and blue skies.

And it became warm! Spring had arrived!

So I began to sew again. First I made a bunch of clothes for Miss almost 3, then some dresses and tops for myself, and finally some shorts for Mr 9 months. 

I made them from these gorgeous bright quilting cotton and checked cotton fabrics that I picked up a while ago and although the style is so simple, the fabric designs make them look great.

These are size 1 (12 - 18 months) and I'll be posting a pattern and tutorial for them in the next few weeks.

Lesley :)