Stuffed Animal Pajama Pants Tutorial

 It's quite easy to make little pajama pants

for a stuffed animal.

My thanks to

Susan Barker

for drafting the pattern!

 This pattern fits the

16-inch plushed toys purchased

at Deseret Book,

but can be adapted for any stuffed animal.

7 1/2" across at the top

10" across at the middle sections that fan out

8 1/2" across at the bottom

11" vertically down from the top to the bottom.

Cut two pieces of fabric.

 With right sides together,

sew the front and back curved sections.

 Open up the inside, matching the seams

to look like this.

Pin the inner leg area.

 Stitch the inner leg area 1/4th inch from the edge.

 Turn right side out.

At the top, turn down 1/4th inch and press.

I used 3/4 inch elastic, that I pre-measured to each stuffed animal waist.

Turn down 1-inch at the top to make a casing.

Pin.

 Stitch all away around the top ,

leaving an opening to insert the elastic.

 I like to pin a large safety pin

at the end of the elastic

to use as guide to push the elastic through

the casing.

Make sure one end of the elastic stays outside the casing.

Once you have threaded through the other

end of the elastic

match the two ends together.

 Overlap and sew the ends together.

 Pull taut around the waist to even the gathers,

and the elastic will snap into place inside the casing

Continue sewing the rest of the seam down.

 Hem the pants to the desired length.

Many stuffed animals have tails.

Susan used a buttonhole stitch to create an opening for her

pajama pants.

 I opted to open up a section of the back seam,

 and then stitched around the inside to keep

the edges from fraying.

Plenty of room for

Kami the Kangaroo's,

and Austin the Alligator's tails.