Dress a Girl Around the World

Imagine a World where every little girl owned at least one dress

Boys in Britches

Many of you have asked about making clothing for the boys. We have so many dress a girl requests that we currently are not focusing on the boys. However. . . if you feel strongly about making lightweight pants for boy. . . Please do so. We are an organization who wants you to feel ownership and do not want to stifle your creativity! Here is a Pattern for boys:)

Boys in Britches Pattern

Boys in Britches

Pants for boys created from t-shirts

Start with a T-Shirt

Cut sleeves off below seams

Cut Straight Across the Top of Shirt Below Neckline

Fold Shirt in Half & Cut Straight Up the Middle

Open up Shirt Halves

With Right Sides Together Pin & Sew the Crotch (where you cut out the sleeves)

Turn Pants so that Right Sides are Together and legs are formed (it’s a little tricky)

Pin & Sew up Side Legs

Square off your Cut Off Sleeves and Cut Them Equally as Shown

Open Squared sleeves flat-Place Right Sides Together and Sew Short Ends Together

Line up Seams & Fold This Waistband in Half as Shown

Pin Waistband to Top Right Side and Sew Along Top

Admire Your Finished Product!

* Rachel’s Note: If you don’t want the boys to have their

“pants on the ground”

you can sew a little elastic to the inside of the waistband