A first attempt at Sewing Training Pants

Well my darling daughter who is coming up 2 in January, is starting to show signs of being ready to Toilet Train!!! Although with a new baby in the house we will hopefully be waiting a few months yet. Anyway there is no way she would fit the training pants I had for her big brother as she is a tiny 12kg compared to her brothers 16kg at TT, so here began my dilemma, to purchase some more, or make some.

Well the creative juices started flowing as I struggled to find some to buy that were still practical and that would fit (and of course not to costly). Now I am not the most creative person, so went looking for a pattern online, the one I decided to try was the Wee Weka - Side Snap training pants. I am not a great sewer and am really just learning, but found the pattern and instructions easy to follow.

I made a few modifications to the pattern, by only having the waterproof PUL under the absorbent pad, as opposed to the whole thing. It was also my first time using Fold over Elastic (FOE) and one leg ended up tighter than the other, but all in all not a bad result. The thing I like about these is that they are like real 'knickers' but have the advantage of snaps which make them much easier to remove in case of an accident.

The Trainers all snapped up and ready to pull on.

Inside

Outside

The only problem I found is that it was way to big for my little girl and in fact fitted my 3 1/2 year old much better. This may have just been the way I made it, as this pattern has had many great reviews. Anyway I am now feeling brave enough to attempt to create my own pattern, that will hopefully fit her petite frame and still be functional. I will post again to let you know the results.

I am also looking to create some other items as well, have been thinking bibs, blankets, wipes etc. Do you have any ideas?? What do you love to sew?