Baby Legs Tutorial

It’s getting colder here in Virginia.. It was snowing just this past weekend, that is a little odd for this area considering it’s not even Halloween yet. While baby pants are super cute, it is a pain in the tukuss to change a squirmy baby when you have to try and get the pants back on. This is where Baby Legs come in. If you have a baby you have undoubtedly seen them online, and perhaps on some babies.. I love them.. Even on little boys they are cute. You can buy them on line and spend a whopping $12.00 a pair and then wait days or even weeks to get them… Or you can take matters into your own hands and make your own.. It’s so easy and I think they are way cuter.

Here’s how you can make a pair or 3 for less than 15 minutes of your time and the cost of a pair of socks.

Step 1:

Gather 1 or several pairs of Knee high socks, I got mine from Target Juniors department. Since I don’t have a little girl selections are limited but luckily Halloween was right around the corner and the Halloween socks work for a boy or a girl.

Step 2:

Cut the socks right above the heel like so… Make sure to cut them straight as you can..

Step 3:

Cut the center of the foot so you have a shorter tube, toss the toe and heel parts. Unless you can think of something crafty to do with them, I couldn’t, but if you do then please let me know..

Step 4:

Take the shorter tubes and cut them on the fold,

Step 5:

Fold the shorter tube right sides together and sew the seam using ½” allowance on yoru sewing machine, Be sure to stretch the fabric as much as you can when sewing it so that it maintains it’s stretchy quality.

Step 6:

Turn it right side out and fold it in so that the two wrong sides are together, forming a cuff..

Step 7:

Insert the leg of the sock into the cuff with the cut sides all on one end. Sew them together stretching the material as much as you can, keeping a ½” seam allowance.

Step 8:

Flip the cuff down and Voila’ Baby legs, the cuff goes on the ankle..

I do have to mention that I origionally sewed in a Zig-Zig but a straight stitch, just as long as you pull the fabric so that It's fully stretched a straight stitch works just as well. I might like it a little better actually.

Here are Osiris’ chubby legs in a pair I made a while back..

See how the cuff goes at the ankle. It's so adorable. Not to mention how easy it makes diaper changes.. You don't have to let your baby's legs get cold when changing diapers. I think I paid $2.50 a pair for these socks.. so that's 3 pairs of baby legs for $7.50 plus 30 minutes of my time.. It would have taken less time except I had to take pictures. That and Osiris was not too happy that I was not playing with him. 

Thanks for reading.. This is my first Tutorial so I hope I explained everything right..

Happy Crafting.