Otis romper
Designer Notes
When my niece had a baby, I knew just what to do; sew her some clothes for the little one. And I had never made any clothes for infants. What they should look like was easy. I had kids of my own years ago, and the one-piece things should be easy to make.
What I did not have was a pattern. That meant that I should get one, or make one. That was not a hard decision; FreeSewing was definitely lacking in the infant-focused designs. Infants have the nice quality that while they are growing, they grow in each direction at the same pace. The only real challenge is that their head is a lot bigger in proportion than older specimens. A normal shirt with opening doesn’t work. But there are easy solutions to that, and these are used by all romper making manufacturers.
I incorporated the neck design with a simple body design, and a snap closure. Easy short or long sleeves completed the design.
According to my niece, they fit fine!
Wouter
What You Need
To make Otis, you will need the following:
- Basic sewing supplies
- About 1 meter (1.1 yards) of a suitable fabric (see Fabric Options)
- 3 snaps.
- A little bit of interfacing if your fabric is very stretchy.
You can use a different color fabric for the bindings to give it some additional flair.
Fabric Options
Main Fabric
Rompers are normally made from knit fabric. For best results, use a cotton fabric with just one or two percent of spandex. Jersey works well if it has good recovery.
Interfacing
If your fabric has a lot of stretch, it is probably a good idea to put some iron-on interfacing on the snap placket.
Cutting Instructions
- Main fabric
- Cut 1 back part on fold
- Cut 1 front part on fold
- Cut **2 shortSleeve ** parts on fold or
- Cut 2 longSleeve parts on fold
- Cut 1 bindingBackNeck part
- Cut 1 bindingFrontNeck part
- Cut 2 bindingLeg parts
Depending on your fabric, it may be useful to add interfacing to the snap placket.