Materials:
One-piece baby T-shirt1/4 yd. of materialElastic cording 1 yd. of trimCute decorations, such as buttons or ribbonsThreadSewing machineAir-soluble markerStraight pins
Measure about 2 or 3 inches down from the underarm seam of the T-shirt and then mark a stitching line all around the shirt with an air-soluble marker or pins
Measure about 2 or 3 inches down from the underarm seam of the T-shirt and then mark a stitching line all around the shirt with an air-soluble marker or pins
This is where you will attach the skirt to the shirt.
To prepare the skirt, measure the circumference of the T-shirt and cut the fabric to be at least twice that wide, and about 8 inches long for a newborn.
Sew a 1-inch hem along the bottom of the skirt. Simply fold under a quarter-inch of the fabric to the wrong side of the pattern, turn the folded edge under another inch, pin, and sew down with a sewing machine .
For a decorative touch, pin and sew some trim over the visible part of the hem's stitching line with a single straight stitch. Be careful not to sew over the pins, or you'll break the machine's needle.
Cut a piece of elastic cording the same length as the T-shirt circumference.
Anchor the cording to the fabric in the top corner of the skirt, about one-half inch from the top and side, running the needle through the elastic.
Sew over the length of the elastic cording with a zigzag stitch, stretching the cording and gathering the fabric as you sew along the top of the skirt The elastic will guarantee that the waistband will stretch when you put it on the baby.
Anchor the end of the cording to the other end of the fabric 1/2 inch from the edge.
Bring the two unhemmed sides of the skirt together, wrong side of the pattern facing out, and stitch a 5/8-inch side seam, catching the cording in the seams
Align the cord with the stitching line on the T-shirt, pin the fabric to the T-shirt with right sides facing each other, and sew together, zigzagging over the elastic.Make sure when you attach the skirt to the T-shirt that the bottom of the skirt is facing the same direction as the top of the shirt.
Turn right sides out and embellish with ribbons, buttons, or other decorative accessories.
To prepare the skirt, measure the circumference of the T-shirt and cut the fabric to be at least twice that wide, and about 8 inches long for a newborn.
Sew a 1-inch hem along the bottom of the skirt. Simply fold under a quarter-inch of the fabric to the wrong side of the pattern, turn the folded edge under another inch, pin, and sew down with a sewing machine .
For a decorative touch, pin and sew some trim over the visible part of the hem's stitching line with a single straight stitch. Be careful not to sew over the pins, or you'll break the machine's needle.
Cut a piece of elastic cording the same length as the T-shirt circumference.
Anchor the cording to the fabric in the top corner of the skirt, about one-half inch from the top and side, running the needle through the elastic.
Sew over the length of the elastic cording with a zigzag stitch, stretching the cording and gathering the fabric as you sew along the top of the skirt The elastic will guarantee that the waistband will stretch when you put it on the baby.
Anchor the end of the cording to the other end of the fabric 1/2 inch from the edge.
Bring the two unhemmed sides of the skirt together, wrong side of the pattern facing out, and stitch a 5/8-inch side seam, catching the cording in the seams
Align the cord with the stitching line on the T-shirt, pin the fabric to the T-shirt with right sides facing each other, and sew together, zigzagging over the elastic.Make sure when you attach the skirt to the T-shirt that the bottom of the skirt is facing the same direction as the top of the shirt.
Turn right sides out and embellish with ribbons, buttons, or other decorative accessories.
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