Rompers are clothes that play an important role in the life of a baby. A young mother, even without professional skills, is able to cut and sew rompers for her baby. To do this, she must understand how to do it correctly. The article tells about what types of rompers exist, how to choose the one that will suit the baby, how to prepare a pattern and sew them for your baby.
What types of baby rompers are there?
The classic version assumes that the rompers will be up to the waist. However, there are other options for baby clothes. One of the popular types are those that are made in the form of a jumpsuit.
Variants of this clothing can be distinguished by various features:
- What matters is how high the belt is. There are options where it reaches the armpits, and there are those where it only reaches the waist.
- These clothes are distinguished by the presence of socks on the feet or the use of elastic bands around the ankles.
- In some cases, the romper is held in place by an elastic band or thick, stretchy fabric, while in other cases, straps are used for this purpose.
- Seams can be laid on the inside or outside.
When choosing clothes for the little ones, it is recommended to pay attention to those that have straps or options that have a belt and are worn up to the armpits. In this case, the heel should be covered.
Choice of fabric
These clothes come into contact with the baby's skin. Therefore, the choice of fabric is very important. It is necessary to consider the following:
- It is recommended to use natural cotton. It has important advantages: it cannot cause allergies, allows the baby's skin to breathe, and is able to absorb moisture well.
- The texture of the fabric is pleasant to the touch.
- You need to choose a knitwear of a suitable color. If the color is too bright, then a dye that is not suitable for the child may have been used. It is recommended to choose a fabric of a delicate color.
- The fabric you choose needs to be stretchable. If it isn't, it will significantly restrict the child's movements.
In order for the fabric to meet the above recommendations, you can pay attention to flannel, terry cloth or cotton jersey.
Taking measurements to create a pattern
When you need to make rompers for newborns with your own hands, patterns for the classic version are based on the following measurements:
- leg length;
- the width of the trousers at the bottom should be such that the baby can put them on freely;
- slider width;
- length of a child's foot.
If you plan to make them in the form of overalls, you will need to additionally measure the following:
- height;
- distance from the foot to the armpits;
- distance from foot to shoulder.
Important! If your baby has chubby legs, you will need to measure their circumference at the top.
Based on the measurements taken, you can prepare a pattern for rompers for a newborn. In this case, you need to consider the following:
- It is necessary to provide an allowance for seams. Its size should be within the range of 2 to 5 millimeters.
- Since the baby will grow, it makes sense to make an allowance to sew for growth. It is recommended that its length be 7 centimeters if the fabric does not stretch, and 4 if it does.
- It may be worth allowing for a loose fit around the baby. The recommended amount is 2.5 centimeters.
Based on the obtained dimensions, a relatively simple pattern is made that answers the question of how to sew romper suits.
Materials and tools
Sewing a classic version for a baby is not very difficult. An example calculation is made for size 74.
For the master class on sewing rompers you will need the following materials:
- 0.5 meters of cotton jersey.
- 37 centimeters of elastic band.
- Threads for sewing.
- Scissors.
- A sewing machine to do the job.
Having prepared the necessary tools and materials, you can begin work.
Pattern of rompers for newborns
Once the pattern for the romper is prepared, you need to start sewing.
The image below shows how the material is cut.
When cutting the parts, the craftsman should make allowances of 1-1.5 centimeters. When cutting out the details of the socks, you need to use fabric folded in half. In this way, you can cut out two sets of parts at a time.
The front and back pieces can also be cut out on folded fabric, and then cut out in the front piece for the socks.
Below is a step-by-step description of how to sew the romper:
- Socks need to be sewn to the front part. This can be done on an overlock. When working on a sewing machine, it will be necessary to additionally process the edges of the seams.
- Now sew the front and back parts of the garment together. It is necessary to make sure that the seams are located on the wrong side.
- Now you need to sew a footstool to each leg.
- Now it is necessary to work on the belt. It is recommended to take a contrasting color fabric for its production. This will make the finished product more elegant. It is recommended to sew an elastic band to the belt. However, if the fabric is dense and stretchable, then in some cases you can do without an elastic band.
Here is a description of how to sew rompers for a newborn.
Advice from sewing experts
To sew the romper suit, you can use the ones you already have. You can simply repeat their pattern and make new ones of the same size.
It is important to choose the right fabric. It should be one that will not rub the baby or cause him discomfort.
Important! The seams need to be done correctly. The baby should not feel them when wearing clothes.
Decorating the finished product
To make your baby look even more beautiful, you can add decorations when sewing.
You can do the following:
- Sometimes pockets with beautiful children's drawings are sewn on, for example, with the sun or flowers.
- You can make beautiful inscriptions on these clothes. As an example, we can give the following: "I am my mother's joy."
- Sewn-on cartoon pictures with corresponding captions (a picture of a bear eating honey with the comment “if I scream loudly, it means I’m hungry”) will look good.
- You can sew a luxurious bow to the top.
- You can make beautiful straps for the jumpsuit.
Fabric designs can be small or in the form of complex compositions.
How many rompers does a newborn baby need
If the baby is swaddled, then no more than 2-3 rompers will be needed for the first months. When the baby wears diapers, then twice as many will be needed as in the previous case.
If you do not plan to use diapers or nappies, then in this case you need to prepare at least 25 rompers and 10-15 undershirts for the baby.
Cutting and sewing rompers is quite accessible to a mother for independent production. Knowing how to do it correctly, she will be able to make them in such quantity that is enough for a comfortable life of the baby.
