I like big butts

....and I cannot lie, the cutest big butt is Henry's cloth-nappied one! Now that summer has come it is so easy to dress him - a cloth nappy and singlet or t-shirt and away we go. The cloth nappies look so sweet on and there are so many advantages - it's way better for the environment and you save loads of money. Only thing is, sometimes you want to dress your baby up a bit more, and most commercially made baby pants are designed for disposable wearers. I can generally squeeze them on over Henry's nappies but they are darned tight and normally won't cover the nappy at the top so they don't look so great on.

So you can imagine my surprise and delight when I stumbled upon this great pants pattern for cloth nappy wearers on Rae's blog. It was just what I had been looking for!

They are pretty easy to make, with only three pattern pieces to cut. I cut a few inches off Henry's to make a summer shorts in lightweight denim. I did make a pretty vital mistake at the beginning, by not lining up the rear panel properly to one of the leg pieces. I should have unpicked it at the time but I thought a bit of wonkiness wouldnt matter. That is typical of my sewing style - I am still learning patience and can be pretty lazy at times...it made for a little bit more work for me later on with lining up the hems! Oh well, I think they still turned out pretty cute and on the plus side they fit Henry so fantastically that I will definitely be making some more. Oh, and I also did an applique on a singlet to match, because I loved the cute Kokka fabric soooo much. Please ignore the shocking look on H's face in the second photo - a very bad shot I know!

Next stop will be lego sacks for Christmas gifts which I' m hoping to get started tonight!!