Supplies
Tools
Materials
- Patterned fabric
- Matching bias tape (to be made in this tutorial)
- 1 zipper, 60 cm (2 ft) long
- 2 snap buttons
Directions
Make the body of the baby romper
- Cut 2 shoulder pieces as shown in the pattern below.
- Cut 2 rectangles measuring 75 x 60 cm (30 x 24 inches) for the bottom part.
- Round the 2 bottom corners of each rectangle.
- Mark the following reference points in pencil:
- along the top of the rectange at 15, 30, and 45cm (6, 12, and 18 inches).
- along the bottom of the shoulder piece at 9, 18, and 27 cm (3-1/2, 7, and 10-1/2 inches).
- Line the 2 pieces up, wrong sides together, along the reference points.
- Pin at the reference points.
- Pin between the reference points, making small, regular pleats.
- Sew at 5 mm (1/16 inch) from the edge. Re-cut the edges at 3 mm (1/32 inch) from the seam.
- Turn inside out (the right sides will now be together). Pin along the fold and then sew at 5 mm (1/16 inch) from the edge to have a clean seam both inside and out.
- Do the same thing for 2 pieces of fabric that will form the other side of the bunting bag.
Final touches for the baby romper
- Position the zipper on one of the sides of the bunting bag, just underneath the existing seam. Sew it in place.
- Attach the other piece of fabric to the same zipper by the same method.
NB: The 2 sides will then be joined by this closure.
- Place the 2 sides of the bunting bag together, right sides facing in. Sew at 5mm (1/8 inch) from the edge along the bottom part (only).
NB: Sew with a zigzag stitch along the sides to avoid fraying.
- Position the bias tape along all the upper part.
- Start with one tip of the bias tape against the zipper.
- Sew little by little, never cutting the bias tape.
- Finish against the opposite end of the zipper.
- Sew the snap buttons onto the shoulder straps, making sure to line the fabric if the snap buttons are very delicate.
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