Make a Batch of Baby Rompers

Baby clothes are fun to make. Small in size, they are easy to handle, relatively simple construction, and if you mess up, you’ve only wasted a little bit of fabric. 😉 I developed my sewing skills back when my oldest daughter was born and we were living on a tight budget. Making her clothes was economical and fun and and nowadays, that still holds true. I make some pretty cute things out of quality remnants left over from previous projects, and yardage I pick up on the sale at various fabric haunts.

Being the youngest and the smallest of my six grandchildren, Birdie’s wardrobe benefits the most from having a Mimi (that’s what they call me) who has a vast fabric stash and plenty of time to make things.

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I scored some 100% cotton jersey knits in fun prints at Joanne and decided to make a batch of rompers. I love this comfy and cute Rolled Hem Romper from Brindille & Twig, and I chose to sew the longer leg version but used short sleeves.

Make a Batch Sewing Tips

• Prewash and preshrink the cotton fabric
• Have all pattern components, including interfacing, cut and ready to go
• It helps to have a serger for knits, but it is not essential. Instructions are included in the pattern for standard machine sewing
• It is simpler to use the same thread color on all of the versions you are sewing
• Snap fasteners (I bought my set on Amazon) eliminates the need for time consuming buttons and buttonholes

There’s a rhythm to batch sewing

The speed and efficiency comes from the piecework and process organization. From fabric prep, to cutting, to sewing various seams, and applying the fasteners, the maker repeats the same task on each fabric version before moving on to the next step. One afternoon in my studio resulted in 4 rompers.

Very satisfying and productive make – Birdie is all ready to fry up some sunny side ups!