I had never really saw the need for split-crotch pants… I would rather just pull down normal pants or use babylegs with underwear, but when I gave an EC workshop last month I thought that it would be a good thing to show what was available for EC wear and decided to make a pair… (of course I decided this the night before)
It didn’t take much time at all, though it would have taken less if I hadn’t embellished them, and then I even made another pair in the morning before the workshop…
I you EC, especially diaper -free, you need to know that these are great 🙂
Split crotch pants are so easy to make and you can get away with little sewing depending on the material that you use… Though I didn’t exactly use this pattern, here is a great pattern with instructions for those who would like to make them… I don’t use fleece because of the plastic content but if you do, fleece would be very easy to use if you are a novice sewer. I used a baby wale cord for mine…
If you already have a pant pattern that you like, you can just use that (use the back pieces only). When you are cutting, extend the inside seam at the top a bit more so that you have a better overlap and then follow the instructions on the blog linked above if you need help putting them together 🙂
I am so happy with the pairs that I made and I plan to make more… I don’t like the “chaps” style pants at all, so I sewed a bit of the overlap to make sure that it doesn’t come apart much when I don’t want them to (sitting, crawling, standing, etc)… but when she is on the potty or I am holding her in the classic position they work perfectly…
What material did you end up using Melissa? I’m ordering a pair from Continuum Family, but if I like them I think I’ll make a few of my own. With Fiona crawling now she is having more accidents (I think maybe the pressure on her belly?) so we’ve been putting her in training pants more again, but I’m hopeful once she gets used to that pressure she’ll be back to diaper-free and these look awesome for winter time.
They are baby wale corduroy… I love this fabric… it is very soft, thin and pliable…
Oh you even said that in the post. For some reason I was thinking you meant a cord for the waist. It’s sleep deprivation in action. 🙂
Love these! When you say “I sewed a bit of overlap…” can you explain a bit more? Did you alter the pattern to have more overlap or add another piece of overlap that cannot be seen? I am thinking about sewing up some of these!