DIY Baby Pants from Tshirts

I know there are lots of how-to's for this but none are quite the same. I combined a few I had found and hope my instructions are beginner friendly. 

Baby girl loves her new slimming pants. 

Things you need:

Old tshirt

Pair of baby pants to copy

Scissors

Pins

Matching thread

Sewing machine

Elastic

Washable marker

Safety-pin 

Start with a shirt and fold it in half. You can use either side as long as there is space. (With this one I chose from the middle because I didn't want extra seams up the sides of the pants.) Use a marker and outline an existing pair of pants about half an inch out from the pants for seam allowance. (I also made sure the pants outline goes to the bottom of the shirt so I don't have to hem the leg openings. )

The top of the outline, at the waist, should be about two inches higher for the elastic to be put in later. 

Cut it out. 

 I cut my pants a little long because baby Howard is a bit long. 

Open up pieces and put right sides facing in. Pin top curve. 

Sew with a zigzag stitch to allow for a bit of stretch. 

Open up the pants. Match up the seams and pin the pants. Then sew again with the zigzag stitch. (I back-stitched over the crotch for a bit more durability. )

Fold top seam under and pin. Next sew around, but leave a hole to thread in the elastic. 

Measure elastic I used about the same length as the above pair knowing the elastic will overlap a little - and that's ok because it's stretchier than the waistband of the above pair.  

Hook safety-pin on elastic and thread through the pants waist. 

Make sure you don't let the end slide through. Hold both pieces and scrunch the waistband. 

Pin elastic and sew. I went back and forth a couple times. 

 Then stretch the waistband out retracting the elastic and sew the hole shut.

Then repeat. You can even easily add lace or embellishments like the felt heart in the first picture. 

I love how easy this is and you can bet Charlotte will get most of her pants this way. Not to mention her Daddy just gave me new Tshirts  for dresses so be on the lookout for more to come!