Repurposing t-shirts: How to Make Baby Pants or Toddler Shorts

June 3rd, 2009 CarrieRusso

Do you have some tee shirts or tank tops that are too big, too small or maybe you just don’t really like them anymore? Turning them into baby pants or toddler shorts is really quick and simple. I was able to do it quickly and I’m not even that crafty!

A friend had pointed me in the direction of Rookiemoms.com where I found her post ‘How to Make Baby Pants or Toddlers Shorts from Tee Shirts.’ Of course I loved the idea but I didn’t jump on the opportunity right away but I did collect some t-shirts and tank tops for a couple of weeks and then I hopped on the sewing machine.

This is super quick and easy tutorial. Repurposing t-shirts into baby pants or toddler shorts is a smart and simple way to save money and recycle material that you already have on hand. You don’t even need anything fancy or much sewing experience at all.

I took some pics of the first shorts I made for Annie but Sammy ran off with the camera for his evening mountain biking ride. I’ll post them soon.

Here are the pictures of my first pair of shorts. Sorry for the color variations…I started cutting early in the day and finished the pants later after dinner. All in a day’s work.

Now What?

Responses to “Repurposing t-shirts: How to Make Baby Pants or Toddler Shorts”

RookieMom Heather Says:
October 13th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
So cute! How did you get the flowers on? More sewing or fusible webbing? Or something more clever?
CarrieRusso Says:
October 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Hi Heather! The flowers were already on the bottom hem of the shirt before I cut it so they were positioned in just the right spot for looking cute on a pair of baby shorts. I saved the other flowers that I cut from the neckline of the shirt to save for a future project.