Cute practical romper

I wanted to make my daughter something practical but cute, and so tried out this romper pattern. It uses stretch fabric, and is made from two pieces at both the front and the back, meaning there’s a seam line along the front and back so may require pattern matching. There are options to add a gusset, and you can either use elastic or add a cuff at the ankle. I opted to add the gusset and use elastic in the ankles.

It was pretty simple to put together, fiddly in some places but doable. I used a 70cm french Terry remnant to make the 6-12 month size. The fabric is perfect as it’s nice and stable but still has a good amount of stretch.

I was a bit confused about getting her in and out of the romper once I’d finished. There are no poppers or buttons like in all of her other clothes so I wondered if I’d missed something in the instructions. It’s actually really easy, as the spaghetti style straps just pull down and I pop her in like a pair of trousers then put the straps over her shoulders – super easy!

There’s a full write up with more pictures on my blog