pattern conversion: monster bunz to back snap wool romper

This post is the pattern conversion only.  The sewing tutorial is (here).

I love butt circle pants and I love wool.  Combining the two has been awesome.  Tonight however I was thinking I'd like a one piece old style romper that snaps shut at the back waist .  Trust me, they are awesome .  So I am combining the two.

I start with the purchased pattern.  The seams are in the wrong place for what we are doing thoug . We need side seams not centre seams.  So fold in half and tuck under pieces that form front of pants.

Lay on your new pattern paper (I use newspaper), with the waist on the fold.  Trace the pattern adding seam allowance to the outside of legs.  Also add a substantial hem allowance at waist. I fold my paper to get even on both sides when I cut. Then cut.

Now fold purchased pattern tucking back under.  Trace again with seam allowance at leg.  Leave lots of room at top of paper.

Grab one of baby's shirts.  Trace to make a pattern piece for shirt back.  Swing out side to match pant width.

Use that to make front shirt pattern piece (cut front neck lower though).  But make shorter shirt length then back and draft so the waists meet making one solid front piece.

Using shirt neck lines draft a front and back yoke.

Make a sleeve and cuff piece using your shirt and seam allowanc .

Use the butt circle and leg cuff pattern piece from your purchased pattern.

Pin pattern pieces to fabric. Make sure the stretch goes across the width of the pattern.  You will cut one piece of:
Pants back
Outfit front
Shirt back
Front & back yoke.

Cut two pieces of:
Sleeve
Sleeve cuff
Leg cuff
Butt circle.  (If made of jersey or fleece cut one, for wool cut 2 for water resistence.

Maxaloons & Monster Bunz -clothing your CD baby

The problem with mainstream baby clothes and the fluff bum is an ever growing problem.  Those pants have no width in thee bum because sposies are like paper thin now.  So a CD mom needs a wide bum pant....enter maxaloons and monster bunz.  These are home made or wham made pants with a super cute circle extender in the butt.

Kushies is a cloth diaper company that's been around since 1984 and makes clothes and they make clothes that fit fluff bums too....with an added piece in the butt. My younger kids had these....lots of these lol.  Kushies clothes are also super soft, and organic cotton.  So you can buy those and I think the butt circles were evolution 2.0.

                (This is a Kushies outfit)

The awesome thing about butt circle pants is they aren't just designed to fit fluff bums, they are designed to grow.  They have large cuffs and waists that you can turn up or down and are often made of stretchy knit jersey or rib knit cotton.  (Just cut your pattern with the stretch in the right direction).  

You can even make a shirt to match.  These aren't included in the patterns but you can find shirts online or take apart a shirt to make a pattern. 

And when you go out everyone will ooh and ahh over the cuteness.  And if you made them you get added mommy points (or in some cases added jealous snarls).  Either way you feel awesome! 

See cloth diapering  gets cuter and cuter.  The more mainstream stores exclude us from their baby clothes the more cloth moms fight back with even better trends!!