These gorgeous bunny pants are suitable for a two-year-old.
Download the pattern. Pattern pieces are shown at 25 percent of original size, so please enlarge by 400 percent.
MATERIALS
60cm x 150cm-wide polar fleece in cinnamon, for pants
40cm x 150cm-wide lightweight polar fleece in cream, for bunny
Matching machine threads
DMC Perle thread #8 in cream colour #712 for pocket
DMC Perle thread #8 in cinnamon colour #841, for facial stitching
20mm-wide elastic for waist
15mm button for front waist
Note: All seams are 15mm unless otherwise stated. Hems and waist casing are 30mm.
METHOD
STEP 1: Cut two back pants in cinnamon. Cut two front pants in cinnamon. Cut two bunnies in cream.
STEP 2: With right sides of fabric facing, sew together centre back seams of pants, and centre back seams of bunny. Finger-press seams open.
STEP 3: Turn under 10mm around the outside edge of bunny, and baste. With marking pen, put in facial features of the bunny.
STEP 4: Pin, then slip stitch bunny in place, matching the centre back seams. Sew bunny features on right side, with cinnamon thread, using stem stitch. Make 6 straight stitches on top of each other, between markers, to form the eyes.
STEP 5: Machine fronts of pants to back panel. Top stitch this panel at 10mm, with seam facing towards the back. Running stitch imitation pockets on pant fronts, using cream thread and following the placement line on pattern.
STEP 6: Sew centre front seams together and finger-press open. Sew inside leg seams together and finger-press open. Sew 30mm hems on pants with 2 rows of stitching, 12mm apart. Sew a casing around waistline, leaving a small opening to insert elastic.
STEP 7: Thread elastic through casing and adjust to fit waist measurement; stitch to secure. Stitch button at centre front of waistline.
From the August 2003 issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly
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