Hi Kojo-ers! We are Elizabeth and Liz from Simple Simon and Co, two girls who married brothers and ended up with the exact same name. Super confusing? Um…yeah. Over at Simple Simon and Co we blog about our adventures into the art of homemaking, our love of vintage and thrifting, as well as our crazy sewing adventures-mostly for our kids.
And speaking of kids and sewing…..we are diving head first today into the color white. I know, I know—we are totally scaring you with using white in kid’s clothing. But we just can’t help it. We are in love with white for summer. So far we have made white dresses, a white skirt and now today we are unveiling some wide-legged white drawstring pants for our girlies.
To tell you the truth, I used to be afraid of white on kids–because I HATE stains. They drive me crazy (please tell me I am not the only one!). But now, I actually love white……because I can always oxiclean, borax or bleach them clean again (just pick one….don’t use them all at the same time!). In our house we have, in the last couple of years, moved to all white sheets and all white towels for the same reason. They are my favorite!
Ok, less about laundry and more about the pants. We made both pairs of these wide-leg pants out of white linen, so they would be comfortable and breathable for summer and the girls love them too.
Hannah’s pants are a full drawstring while Grace’s pants are elasticized with a faux-drawstring bow on the front to make them easy on and off for littler girls. And we’ll show you how to do both.
And guess what the most exciting part about these pants is? You can totally self-draft the pattern! Ok, don’t be scared again….you can totally do it.
Before you jump over to get the tutorial, here is what you are going to need:
* A sharp pencil
* A measuring stick (a yard stick works perfectly)
* A measuring tape (a flexible one for taking measurements)
That’s it. You are going to make your own pattern from that. Isn’t it exciting? So, if you have never self-drafted with just you, a pencil and a ruler…..today is your day!!!!
Ready to get going?….Click HERE to get the tutorial.
remember seeing these over at Kojo, love them! Perfect for Summer, Fall, Spring…and I am sure I can find a fabric for winter too 🙂
Sorry–question…where was this photographed?? Beautiful! And the girls look adorable in those pants-PS.
The pictures were at Utah Lake. The girls were kind of grumpy—but the longer we were there the more amazing the lighting got–we were kind of in heaven….
The pictures were at Utah Lake. The girls were kind of grumpy—but the longer we were there the more amazing the lighting got–we were kind of in heaven….
I seriously adore these pants. In fact, I think they are totally acceptable for a boys as well. Every child could use a pair of drawstring pants in their wardrobe. Love it!
I am confused on the waist measurement. 24 divided by 4 is 6 not 8. What am I missing?
Jaime,
Because I had the numbers totally wrong…sorry I was making two pair of pants that day and those were the measurements for the little girls’ (she is so tiny I only added 6 inches of elastic–give instead of the normal 8 I usually do for pjs or wide-leg pants).
I went back and looked at the drafts I made, and re-measured waists and everything….and FiNALLY figured out what I did. Sorry.
I corrected the tutorial so the beginnning measurements are now right. Thanks for helping my math skills(they sure need help!)
~e
Jaime,
Because I had the numbers totally wrong…sorry I was making two pair of pants that day and those were the measurements for the little girls’ (she is so tiny I only added 6 inches of elastic–give instead of the normal 8 I usually do for pjs or wide-leg pants).
I went back and looked at the drafts I made, and re-measured waists and everything….and FiNALLY figured out what I did. Sorry.
I corrected the tutorial so the beginnning measurements are now right. Thanks for helping my math skills(they sure need help!)
~e
Thank you so much for clarifying. I am somewhat of a beginner and have never drafted pants before, only copied from a pattern. So I thought I was doing something wrong. My math is terrible too 🙂 Now I’m going to get started on my first pair of pants for my two-year-old!
P.s. If I wanted to make wide-leg pants, could I just add a little bit to the width at the bottom? Should I make the length line flare out a bit? Thanks for your help!
The pants are pretty wide—because we added so much to the waistband. But if you do find you want them wider, yes you are going to make the leg lines flare out a bit (just do the same amount on each side of the leg).
Good luck!!!!
The pants are pretty wide—because we added so much to the waistband. But if you do find you want them wider, yes you are going to make the leg lines flare out a bit (just do the same amount on each side of the leg).
Good luck!!!!
I want to make these for myself!