Recycled baby harem pants

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Recycled baby harem pants  Free sewing pattern

The challenge here is to transform an old shirt into a pair of baby harem pants. Recycling is popular at the moment, and harem pants are a very fashionable style of trousers which can be worn all year round, regardless of the season. Children will love the originality and practicality of these harem pants.

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  • Thread
  • Drawstring 
Directions

  • Take an old shirt and cut off both sleeves 26,5 cm (10 ½ inches) from the cuffs.

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  • Unpick the seams up to the cuffs. 

 

  • Cut out two pieces of fabric from the shirt for the front and back panels, using the measurements given on the pattern.
  • Sew the sleeves and the 2 pieces together to form the harem pants.
  • Gather the top of the trousers. Stitch a band around the top, including two buttonholes, and pass the drawstring through the buttonholes.

 

 
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Incognito
Friday, October 28, 2011
Incognito :

great idea, these are so cute!

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