Preparing a dowry for a baby is a very exciting and interesting activity that will give a lot of pleasure and positive emotions to a future mom. And away all the prejudices that insist that you can not prepare in advance. Pregnancy is the time to do needlework and create beautiful and original things for your baby. After all, when the baby is born, then there will definitely not be enough time for gatherings at the sewing machine and knitting.
A pattern for a baby's undershirt and other necessary clothes for those who decide to craft will be a great template for making interesting things. A little zeal, imagination, and a child’s wardrobe will be ready. Moreover, finance with independent sewing will require much less than when buying ready-made things.
Building a template for the baby's undershirt
How is the pattern of the baby's undershirt built ? The template should be a wraparound shirt with a one-piece sleeve. The standard volumes and growth of the baby are usually taken as measurements. The minimum involves a shelf width of 28 cm, a sleeve of 15 cm, a neck depth of 1 cm on the back and 4 cm in front, a sleeve cuff girth of 11 cm and a product length of 30 cm. It is from these values that the countdown starts for a larger size, adding 2-3 cm
The pattern of the baby's undershirt is constructed as follows:
- draw a line equal to two lengths of the sleeve and one dimension of the shelf, that is 15 + 28 + 15 cm;
- mark the beginning of the boundary of the sleeves, dropping the perpendiculars;
- mark the middle of the shelf;
- draw a neck for the front and back;
- at the edges they drop 1.5 cm and draw lines to the perpendiculars at an angle of 15 degrees.
As a result, the main template is obtained in the drawing, on which model lines can be marked. And at this stage, we can assume that the pattern of the baby's undershirt is ready.
Product Modeling
The most comfortable vest is the one that has a good smell and fastens on the shoulder with a button or button. This is known to any young mother. Such a product will not untie or slide, and the baby’s chest will always be closed. Such a pattern for a baby's undershirt suggests a double front shelf. To get the product blank, in the drawing it is necessary to indicate the desired width of the shelf and the place of the fastener, as well as separately draw the back, so that it is easy to cut out the details.
Another useful point to pay attention to is closed sleeves. Here you should make a special lapel of the back of the sleeve cut to the wrong side (about 5 cm), and leave the front part to the size of the template. The only thing is to add a few centimeters in the blank so that the child’s handle fits completely into the sleeve. After sewing, the lapel can be twisted and closed the outlet from the sleeve to hide the baby's handles. Such a design of the undershirt will be a great option for an active child, who continually waves his hands and can inadvertently scratch his face with nails.
Building a jumpsuit template
One of the most favorite gizmos of every young mother is the so-called little men. This is a very convenient piece of clothing in which nothing is crushed by the baby and the breast and lower back are closed. How to sew such a jumpsuit for newborns? The pattern of such a product is also quite simple, like the pattern of the baby's undershirt.
As a rule, sleeves are made in such clothes, but for a small size this is not necessary. Such a move is used in order to place parts on the canvas as compactly as possible to save material. For the workpiece, you can take the already existing pattern of the undershirt and draw up the legs for it. You will also need a small rhombus from the same fabric, which will need to be sewn as a gusset in the bow seam so that the items can be worn on diapers without any problems. How to make a jumpsuit for newborns? The product pattern is obtained with a cut on the chest and a solid back, which is very convenient, because the child is almost always lying. To make the product easy to put on, you need to sew the zipper in the middle seam so that it starts on the inner seam of one of the legs. This is very easy to do, the main thing is to assemble the parts in the correct sequence.
Assembly of overalls
After cutting, all the elements of the clothes are collected in this order:
- shoulder seams;
- connection of sleeves;
- gusset on the back half;
- half gusset;
- lightning;
- external seams from trousers to the sides and sleeves;
- Inseam of the leg.
Next, you need a slanting inlay of the same material for processing the neck. If you extend the legs a little and close the exit, and sew soft elastic over the ankles before closing the inner seam, you get a little man with socks.
Sewing a cap
A bonnet is one of the simplest items in a children's wardrobe. Sewing it is very easy. The cap pattern consists of two parts: a strip of fabric equal to the circumference of the head, and an oval with a cut base about 12-14 cm high. A strip is sewn to one of the sections of the oval, fitting the fabric on bends. Ribbon lace or seam is very often sewn into the seam. On the front cut and on the bottom, the cap is tucked and sewed, and then the ribbon ties are sewn.
Knitting patterns
All the blanks described above can be used both for sewing and for knitting children's clothes. The crocheted knit outfit will look great, if you take the openwork pattern as the basis. You can also flare the product down or tie a shirt made of fabric over the cuts. And if you knit a jumpsuit, it will be very comfortable and warm. In this case, changing the legs to the bag, you can get a great envelope for sleeping.
There is no limit to fantasy, and based on simple blanks, you can create a whole collection of original children's things.