How to sew vests for babies with their hands

Vest is the first and most comfortable clothes for the newborn. It would be desirable to dress the baby in a trendy costume and it would not have criticized the "old methods" of taking care of a newborn, in the end, a doting mother to know your baby can not do, at least in the first months of a child's life.

What is the vest

Clothes for a newborn don't need a lot. Moreover, they come in handy quite a while – for the first 4-5 months, and who less. It is enough for 5-6 warm clothes and thin.

For moms who can't sew, on the shelves of children's stores have a good selection of clothes. Only buying a vest, it is worth considering - it is worn on the naked body of a baby, and his skin is tender and sensitive, so the fabric of the clothes should be soft and definitely natural.

Now a large percentage of children are born with a tendency to allergic reactions. It is therefore necessary to exclude all that might entail a nuisance, which will lead to sleepless nights and stress from my mother.


Even a very small percentage of synthetics present in tissue, can cause an allergic reaction. Undershirts for newborns should be made of flannel, muslin, flannelette, calico, or calico.

Another important point - while baby is lying down vests might smell ago - to wear comfortable and the baby greatly disturbed don't have to. Also have vests all seams must be outside, because the friction of them can also cause irritation on the baby's skin.

Stitch Onesie

If mom has minimal sewing skills, she effortlessly able to stitch Onesie of their own. This will allow you to save money, even if you buy beautiful and high-quality fabric than the ready store clothes.

To stitch Onesie, you need a pattern and the fabric is rectangular in shape measuring approximately 50 x 90 cm Pattern can be made of bought or borrowed vests.

The pattern is a rectangle with two sleeves, cut-throat and margins, smell and scratchy. With this pattern, you can sew a normal shirt with long or short sleeves and vests with scratchy.

It is easiest to stitch Onesie with scratchy.

Front brim should fold the rectangular fabric in half. Detail of the back to place on the fold line to a back turned cap. Front same part located on the opposite side of "Jack" on the part of the back.

You have to remember that all stitches remain on the front of the vests. The seam is not needed here.

So, after cutting the sheet should have three parts – two piece front and back. Then you should overlit the edges of the cuffs and, removing the margin scratchy on the front, to iron them.

Further to pool all three items and stacit overlock the side and shoulder seams. Now round one line to overlit edge of the neck, shelves and the lower part of the sheet.

That's all. Vest with scratchy finish.