When I made these as part of Elsie Marley’s KCWC, I had no idea they would receive so much love!
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| Source: Made it by Tea Pony |
They were inspired from a pair of ruffled boxers I found on Pinterest months and months ago, and simple knew I could recreate them.
Being short on time, I simply whipped the two pairs up for my girls without thought of a tutorial. (I don’t like to recreate tutes on things I see for sale at small Mom and Pop shops. Feels like stealing money from someone’s pocket who put their hard work, time and effort into their product. But the GAP or JCrew on the other hand – watch out! HA). Upon further investigation, this shop seems to no longer be in business. And in all reality, it is really just a pair of pajama bottoms with a ruffle along the bottom.
So when I received such an outpouring of requests for a tutorial for these cutie patootie bottoms, I did what I could to accommodate…
First, you will need a pattern for pajama shorts or pants. I like to self draft mine from a pair of pants that I know fit well to begin with. You can find a tutorial on how to self draft pant / short patterns HERE. And of course, if you are lucky enough to have a Size 2/3T child, Dana offers a free pattern as well!
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looooove these shorts! thanks so much for the tutorial!
oh the shorts are adorable, but im in love with your tutorial!! your drawings are fabulous and love the way it looks…like waaaay cute! oh ya, you can sew amazing clothes and your artist:)
These are darling! Thank you for the tutorial, I’m going to have to do up one of these!! 🙂
Thanks so much. I know these are easy but it’s always nice to have the tutorial to go with them.
Yay!!!! I’m pretty new to sewing and fell in love with em but didn’t ask….so thank you!!!
These are so adorable! I’ll have to make some for miss C this summer…Sadie refuses to wear pants and shorts lately! 🙂
I’m one of the people who bugged you (nicely, I hope) to do a tutorial; thanks so much for sharing your thought process. You are awesome. I was pretty sure I could copy them but it’s so nice to see how someone else went about making them. I’m going to whip up a bunch for baby girl to wear out and about this summer…they’re way too cute to use just for bedtime! 🙂
So cute! I wish I had a little girl to make these. I don’t think my 18 year old baby girl would appreciate them as much as I do!
Oh the cuteness!! I love the little ruffles – they are just darling!!
That is so cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
…so sweet! Thanks for the tutorial! I have to try this. Sometimes I need some inspiration, thanks!
So sweet Jessica!
‘Hopping over from Sew Pretty Sew Free… These are adorable! I want to make some for the girls, AND for me, too! 😉 -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Hi Jess,
I enjoyed seeing your tutorial on my Cutie patootie shorts. I was the owner and designer of Tea Pony and although my business is closed now, I was thrilled to see the shorts living on and other people making them for their kids : )
Thank you, made my day! Esa