Learn how to sew easy baby bloomers in just 5 steps. They are so easy and quick to sew that you can make them in just 30 minutes.
I love the sight of little babies wearing bubble bloomers. I feel babies would stay comfortable in them and it would look cute on little baby butts.
Puffy bubble bloomers are my favorites as they are roomy and large enough to accommodate diapers. They can be made with light-weight or medium-weight cotton fabric in varying prints and colors.
Bubble bloomers can look great with anything that the baby wears. May it be onesies, tops or anything else. They are great for summer and worn over leggings, they can be great for the colder months too.
These easy baby bloomers can be great as handmade gifts for a baby shower. You can make them with matching baby tops ( pattern coming soon) as a gift to your loved one’s baby! It is sure to become a staple in her summer closet!
This tutorial will teach you how to make baby bloomers in just 5 steps. Just two pieces to cut and a few stitches to be made to make these great looking bloomers.
Sewing these bloomers were a breeze for me. I cut up all the three photographed here together and stitched all three in one sitting.
In fact, these were one of the first items I tried during my beginner sewing days.
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- Following the suggestions of many of my readers, the template has been edited and the finished measurements included in the tutorial.
Easy Baby Bloomers in 5 Steps
Finished Measurements
3-6 Months:
Approximate finished length- 5.75- inches.
Approximate finished width at the waist (with elastic stretched)- 19- inches.
Approximate finished inseam- 1.25- inch.
6-12 Months:
Approximate finished length- 6.5- inches.
Approximate finished width at the waist (with elastic stretched)- 20.5- inches.
Approximate finished inseam- 1.75- inches.
- The fabric used here is 44-inches wide.
- The seam allowance is 3/8- inch unless otherwise specified.
Materials Required:
Medium- weight cotton fabric for the bloomers – 1/4 yard.
1/2 – inch elastic for the waist:
16.5 –inches for 3 to 6 months and 17-inches for 6 to 12 months.
3/8- inch elastic for the leg holes:
22- inches for 3 to 6 months and 23- inches for 6 to 12 months.
Sewing Notions.
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Gather your supplies.
Step-1: Cutting the pieces.
Fold the fabric to fit the width of the template and place the template over it. Mark around it and cut to get the bloomer pieces.
Your bloomer pieces will look like this. Note that one is the mirror image of the other.
Step 2: Sewing the side seams.
Keep the two bloomer piece layered, with the right sides together and aligning the edges. Sew along the two curved edges to join.
Step 3- Preparing the leg holes and the waist elastic casing.
Let’s hem the lower edges of the bloomer (note that the lower hem is also the lower elastic casing).
Fold the lower edge of one of the legs by 3/8- inch and press. Fold again by ½- inch and press once again.
Sew the hem down along the edge of the fold. Repeat on the other leg of the bloomer.
Let’s prepare the casing for the waist elastic.
Fold the upper edge of the bloomer by 3/8-inch and press.
Fold by 5/8- inch and press once again.
Sew the casing down along the edge of the fold, leaving about 2- inches for elastic insertion.
Step-4- Inserting the elastic.
Next, cut the leg elastic into two equal pieces. Insert the elastic pieces through the casings in the hemline of the bloomer, with the help of a safety pin.
Secure the ends of the elastic by sewing back and forth a few times. Repeat on the other leg.
Take the required length of the 1/2- inch elastic and insert it through the opening in the waist casing, using a safety pin.
Keep the ends of the elastic overlapping by about ½- inch and sew back and forth to join.
Sew the opening in the casing shut.
Step-5- Sewing the inseam.
Let’s sew the inseam.
Keep the inseam of the front and back aligned and sew it shut as marked.
Our easy baby bloomer is ready!
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Isn’t this free baby bloomers pattern the easiest and the sweetest? Let me know in the comment box below!
So, I was supposed to fold the fabric RIGHT sides together before I cut?
Author
Yes, you may fold the fabric right sides together before you cut.
Much more comfortable for cubby little legs to sew the crutch seam then turn up each leg and make a hem ( as you do for the waist) then thread the elastic using a safety pin. Cute pattern. Thanks
Can someone please tell me how to access the free baby bloomers pattern?
Author
Kindly enter your e-mail address in the box provided in the middle of the blogpost, just under the ‘ materials needed” section. You should be able to download the pattern template smoothly.
please could you send me the pattern template have been looking for this easy pattern for a while
many thanks
Allison
Author
Kindly enter your e-mail address in the box provided in the middle of the blogpost, just under the ‘ materials needed” section. You should be able to download the template smoothly.
Are the seams allowances Included in the pattern or I’m supposed to add extra? Many thanks!
Author
The seam allowance is included in the pattern.
I’m now learning to sew. I have my first grand baby and would like to try making the bloomers.
Did I miss something? I downloaded and printed the pieces 1,2,3. Picture shows 4, 5, and 6 also. Where are those pieces?
Author
The template has been edited for better fit and as such there are only 3 pattern pieces. There is a note stating that at the start of the tutorial.
Love these bloomers. They are super easy to make and look so cute! Thankyou for the pattern. Would like to make them to fit 12 -18 or 24 months. Do you also do this size please?
Author
You may increase the template size by 1/4-inch all around for 12-18 months old.
This is probably a silly question, but do these fit over nappies?
Author
Yes, it is roomy enough to accommodate nappies.