Both my girls wore and loved these giraffe flannel pyjamas. Wore and loved them so much that they wore out. Rather than consign them to the scrap heap, I decided to refashion them into doll's pyjama bottoms.
Here's how I did it:
Step 1: Cut open seams at inside leg and crotch.
Step 2: Cut out doll size pants with pattern. I drafted one from an existing pair of doll pants. Here is my pattern draft, if you want to use it.
I kept the existing hem because the piping was really cute, and hey, less work for me!
Step 3: Sew right sides together along inside leg seam. Finish edges.
Step 4: Turn one leg right side out.
Step 4a: Insert right side out leg into other leg...
...until it looks like you just have one leg.
Step 5: Sew crotch seam all the way round in one piece. Leave a 1 inch space at one end of the seam.
Here I have marked the seam line with blue chalk. The start is marked with the scissors, the finish, with space, marked by the pencil. Finish seam allowances.
Step 7: Measure doll's waist for elastic. I got lazy here and sewed the elastic into a loop, folded the loop into the waistband and topstitched it closed.
Done!
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