Sewing slim MSD bloomers- pattern and photo tutorial (lots of pics)

This pattern is scaled down and (heavily) modified from Simplicity pattern 2777 bloomers E (by me) to fit slim MSD dolls. You might be able to scale the paper to fit smaller dolls or up to fit larger. Designed to fit A-line male minifees, will fit similar.

I tried to write in as plain language as possible and provide lots of pictures, but some sewing experience is recommended.

Feel free to ask for clarification and help from me in this thread!

I can’t force you not to- but I kindly ask that you don’t distribute this tutorial without my permission and don’t sell the items you make with this pattern.

You will need:

• A sewing machine (I don’t recommend hand sewing since some steps require stitching through multiple layers)
• Pattern page: 2016_11_06_14_50_05.pdf Print whole page with no margins. 1:1 (you only need the first page, not the page of bleedthrough)
• Thread, matching fabric color
• Needle (you may need to hand stitch some areas)
• Lots of pins
• ~⅓ yard fabric. (you may want to get a ½ yard to be safe) I used a light flannel, but cotton etc would work fine.
• Ribbon
• Iron
• scissors

“Right” side refers to side of fabric with printing/the side you want to show. “Wrong” refers to the other side.
Align arrows parallel to selvedges (original “sides” of your fabric when it was on the roll)
Cut 2 of every piece but 5. Cut one piece 5.

All seams are ½ inch

1. Pin pieces 1 and 2 together, right side to right side, and stitch along the green dashed edge.
   
   
2. Pin leg band at green dot to side seam you just stitched, right side to right side
   
3. Pin corner of leg band to corner of main piece
   
   
4. There is more main piece fabric than leg band fabric. You now have three pins and two “sections”. Start on the smaller section
   
5. Place a pin in the middle of the section, distributing the extra fabric evenly on each side of the pin
   
6. Do the same between the sections you just created (and again on the other side)
   
7. Place another pin between each existing pin
   
   
   Follow the same procedure on the untouched “larger” section
   
   
8. Stitch ½ inch from edge. Trim seam to ¼ inch.
   
   
9. Prepare leg ruffle by stitching ½ in from bottom edge. (Procedure shown on a scrap piece of fabric since I did this before I started taking photos)
   

 

11. Iron over this stitching, forming a crease. Fold over and under and pin.



12. Stitch over fold to finish

13. place unfinished edge of leg ruffle to unfinished edge of leg band, right side facing right side, with the same amount of "hang over" on each side of leg band. Pin in middle, and then pin corners

14. Pin and pleat (in the same way you did for leg band) unfinished edge of leg ruffle to unfinished edge of leg band. Stitch.

15. Iron leg band seams so that the long leg ruffle seam covers the trimmed seam. With right side facing up, stitch down middle of leg band




16. Repeat steps 1-16 on your other set of pieces 1,2,3, and 4 to make the other leg




17. Take one of your finished legs and stitch front to back at orange squiggly line. Do not stitch the curve yet. Repeat for second leg. Legs should not be attached to each other yet. You may have to hand stitch the ends of the leg ruffles together

 

18. Crotch seams are hard to describe- but you want to stitch the two back pieces to each other and the two front pieces to each other, meeting at the crotch. The backs are significantly higher than the fronts




19. Trim crotch seams
20. pin the waist band piece to the back seam
21. pin around
22. Now you're going to want to unpin that first pin, and re-pin the short edges of the waist band like this:

23.now stitch around the waist- be patient and be careful not to stich layers you don't want to.


24. turn the pants inside out and press the band down

25. Stitch around the waistband again, now along unflished edge to create a tunnel for the ribbon. Leave about an inch un-stitched so you can inset the ribbon. Cut two slits in the front for the ribbon to come out

26. thread the ribbon through the unfinished waistband length, through the slits. I used a large quilting needle.......

27. finish the waist band

28. completion!

 

instructions list, not interrupted by pictures:

1. Pin pieces 1 and 2 together, right side to right side, and stitch along the green dashed edge.
2. Pin leg band at green dot to side seam you just stitched, right side to right side
3. Pin corner of leg band to corner of main piece
4. There is more main piece fabric than leg band fabric. You now have three pins and two “sections”. Start on the smaller section
5. Place a pin in the middle of the section, distributing the extra fabric evenly on each side of the pin
6. Do the same between the sections you just created (and again on the other side)
7. Place another pin between each existing pin
8. Follow the same procedure on the untouched “larger” section
9. Stitch ½ inch from edge. Trim seam to ¼ inch.
10. Prepare leg ruffle by stitching ½ in from bottom edge. (Procedure shown on a scrap piece of fabric since I did this before I started taking photos)
11. Iron over this stitching, forming a crease. Fold over and under and pin.
12. Stitch over fold to finish
13. place unfinished edge of leg ruffle to unfinished edge of leg band, right side facing right side, with the same amount of "hang over" on each side of leg band. Pin in middle, and then pin corners
14. Pin and pleat (in the same way you did for leg band) unfinished edge of leg ruffle to unfinished edge of leg band. Stitch.
15. Iron leg band seams so that the long leg ruffle seam covers the trimmed seam. With right side facing up, stitch down middle of leg band
16. Repeat steps 1-16 on your other set of pieces 1,2,3, and 4 to make the other leg
17. Take one of your finished legs and stitch front to back at orange squiggly line. Do not stitch the curve yet. Repeat for second leg. Legs should not be attached to each other yet. You may have to hand stitch the ends of the leg ruffles together
18. Crotch seams are hard to describe- but you want to stitch the two back pieces to each other and the two front pieces to each other, meeting at the crotch. The backs are significantly higher than the fronts
19. Trim crotch seams
20. pin the waist band piece to the back seam
21. pin around
22. Now you're going to want to unpin that first pin, and re-pin the short edges of the waist band like this:
23.now stitch around the waist- be patient and be careful not to stich layers you don't want to. Leave about an inch un-stitched so you can inset the ribbon.
24. turn the pants inside out and press the band down
25. cut two slits in the front for the ribbon to come out
26. thread the ribbon through the unfinished waistband length, through the slits. I used a large quilting needle
27. finish the waist band
28. completion!

 

@HoneyRyder

Pictures are now up! I had to significantly size them down and re-upload them (all 33... individually... )

 

No problem. Let me know if you have any questions during the process and I'll try to help