sewing baby clothes

@indywahm (808)
United States
February 22, 2007 10:55am CST
I sew soem baby items ,but have never sewed actual clothing for a baby. Is it very hard to do?? What are the best patterns to use and can I get some free ones online?? I would love to be able to sew some summer clothes for my son who in the summer time will be about 7 months old or a little bit older. I think I could do shorts.
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4 responses
• United States
26 Oct 11
i have never sewed any clothing for a baby either i have never even sewed any baby items but i do not think it would be all that hard to do since you are already used to sewing i think you would be able to find the best and easiest patterns from off of the internet i am sure that there are some free ones online you just might have to look around for a little bit first i know that there are some cute baby clothes patterns out there
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
11 May 07
I have bought wonderful patterns from the thrift shops. I would look for ones that don't have gathering or alot of pieces. The ones marked easy or simple to sew are usually right. Shorts will be soo easy, because they have four seams max and the waist are elasticised. You can even get a pattern for pants and shorten it by checking it against the baby's legs. You will have so much fun sewing all the summer stuff for the baby. I'm envious! Check the reminant bins at your local fabric shops. I have found them for as little as 55 cents. I kept my daughter dressed for years for as little as $10 for her summer and winter wardrobes.
@Willowlady (10657)
• United States
22 Feb 07
www.sewbaby.com/patterns.html Try this one, it might give you what you seek and motivate you too. Happy sewing and good luck with clothing your little one. Been too long since mine were little.
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
26 Feb 07
It is very easy to sew baby clothes. The best patterns are McCalls and Simplicty are the best in my opinion. You can also reuse and make the patterns last longer if you lamenate them. I have done this and it is so easy. Walmart has the cheapest material around, and Joannes and Hancock have sales on their patterns for around 50-75 percent off. Hope this helps.