Leo's Pirate Pants

Leo was feeling a bit left out after all the doll-clothes-making that was going on last weekend, so I decided to make him a pair of pirate pants from some basic cotton fabric I had in my stash. I made the waistband and pant cuffs from a turtleneck I shrank. They are a bit thin for the winter, they would have probably been better lined with fleece, but they'll be great for playing around in spring.

They were easy and fast, a 2-hour project. I pretty much winged them because I have no patience for following instructions, but here are the best tutorials I've found for making pants, fully illustrated with awesome pictures.

Prudent Baby
http://prudentbaby.com/2010/06/baby-kid/how-to-sew-pants-2/
Made
http://www.danamadeit.com/2008/07/tutorial-and-pattern-kid-pants-the-basic-pants.html
Make it and Love it
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2009/08/repurposing-boys-lounge-pants.html

Doll Fashions

Sofia has two dolls she loves: Mika and Marta (my namesake). While she isn't really into dressing them up yet, I am, so any chance I get I "convince" her they should have new clothes. Here are their latest fashions.

Mika (blue bow) is wearing a summery outfit, perfect for a stroll on the boardwalk. I made the pants from an old long-sleeve onesie and used a piece of a footed PJ for the pants' waitsband (the pants were serious low-riders when I first cut them and if you've ever seen a CBK's butt crack, you know how indecent it is...) and the tank top. The pants have an elastic and the tank top some velcro in the back.

Marta is more girlie, so I made her a simple pillowcase dress using an old shirt I had and made her another pair of pants like Mika's using the sleeves from a tee shirt Sofia (I cut these "higher" than the other ones so they didn't need an added waistband).

I also made them some diapers from left over flannel because they aren't potty trained yet.

If you need instructions on how to make any of the above, let me know by commenting below, but here are some links to Handmade Doll Clothes tutorials:
http://kinderpendent.blogspot.com/2011/04/handmade-doll-clothes-roundup.html
Kat L. Has a great "All Dolled Up" board on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/galwaygal/all-dolled-up/
Dollar Doll Clothes from Underwear- http://olddaysoldways.blogspot.com/2009/10/dollar-doll-clothes-from-underwear...
Also, if you just search for "doll clothes" on Pinterest, you'l see a tone of awesome tutotials for doll fashions... http://pinterest.com/search/?q=doll+clothes