Every person loves to wrap themselves in warm and cozy things, be it pajamas or a robe. Coming out of the shower or coming from a cold street, you want to put on everything that is warm, soft and fluffy.
Children, just like adults, need warmth and comfort. For a little princess, a soft robe sewn with love by her mother’s hands will be a real happiness.
The advantage of sewing a children's terry robe with your own hands is that you decide for yourself how it will look, and the unusualness of the work is limited only by the imagination of the author.
Choosing a style and fabric for a children's robe for a girl
Let's look at several styles of dressing gowns for children: from the simplest, which can be sewn in just an hour, to complex ones. Everything will depend on your taste and the wishes of the child.
Fabrics can also be very different. Both terry, “frote” fabric, and ordinary terry towels are suitable. Some models will require a certain type of material.
How much terry do you need to buy? It depends on the size of the robe and measurements.It is best to first make a paper pattern and calculate the amount of material required based on the obtained dimensions. Let’s say the width of the fabric is 150 centimeters, you will need about 200 for the length of the robe and sleeves, about 15 should be left for hems, indentations and seams, and about 20-30 for the strap, if it is present.
Taking measurements from a girl 9-14 years old
- Bust circumference is measured horizontally. It passes through the line of the chest and shoulder blades.
- Hip circumference is measured horizontally through the line of the buttocks and hips. Important take into account the protrusion of the tummy.
- The length of the robe is measured vertically from the intersection of the neck and shoulders.
- The length of the sleeve is measured horizontally. This is the distance between the spread hands.
Construction of patterns (terry robe with hood, zipper, trapezoid, etc.)
We consider 3 types of robes, as promised earlier.
Important! When creating patterns, do not forget about indents.
The first is the simplest - from a whole towel
A skilled seamstress can sew this model in half an hour. You don't even need a pattern for it.
Take a large terry towel, fold it in half, and make an oval cutout in the middle of the fold, the size of a child’s head. Then you just need to spend time connecting and opening the hood.
Its pattern can be seen in the image:
The second level is more difficult - a solid, straight silhouette
Should be done in advance calculate the length of the product, sleeves and the size of the semicircle of the chest.
- To begin with, a triangle is drawn on paper with one of the sides equal to ½ of the distance equal to the span between the child’s hands. In the diagram this line is designated as B.
- Line D can be of any size. This is the width of the sleeve.
- Side A is the length of the robe itself. You can choose one that is comfortable specifically for your daughter.
- And finally, C is equal to the half-circumference of the chest + two centimeters.
- The arc should round the axillary part of the pattern.
- At the top left point you should make 2 roundings:
- The first is from 6 centimeters to the right from the corner to 3 centimeters down. (back of neck).
- The second is from 6 centimeters to the right from the corner and up to 7 centimeters down. (front of neck).
- Add front smell to the drawing. In the diagram, this line is indicated in red and can be of any size.
The third level is the most difficult - flared downwards
This option differs from the previous one in that a pattern is made for the entire robe at once. It is suitable only if the span between the baby’s hands fits into the width of the fabric. Otherwise, you will have to make a 3/4 sleeve or sew on additional pieces of fabric. The diagrams show the required patterns.
The height of the pattern will be equal to twice the height of the product, the width will be the distance between the spread hands. Sleeve width is arbitrary.
Hood
Separately, I would like to take out the hood pattern.
Distances are calculated according to the following scheme:
Head height (K8-K11) = Height – Height of the neck point.
Half of the length of the neckline (K-K13) = Length of the neckline on the back + Length of the front neckline.
Then arbitrary roundings are made, as shown in the figure.
Assembling finished parts of a dressing gown for a girl
For all products except the first, the sleeve facings are folded halfway and stitched along the bottom. When basting and stitching the seams of the sleeves and side parts, the stitching should not be interrupted.
First view
Be sure to pay attention to the edge of the hood - it must be processed. To do this, you can use bias tape or simply use a hem.
At the end, the hood is sewn with a bed seam to the neck of the main part of the robe.
Second type
The hood is sewn as described in the previous assembly. The sleeve, shoulder, back and side seams are sewn.
It's important to leave a small area to turn the waistband inside out after it's sewn on.. Then you should iron the part and stitch along the contour. After this, you need to sew 2 belt loops and stitch them on the side seams near the waist.
Third type
This type of robe will not have shoulder seams.. It means that Only the sides and hood should be sewn (how to process it is written in the assembly of the first type). It is recommended to do this using a bed seam.
I would like to note that It is not necessary to carry out everything exactly according to plan. Fantasy should not be limited to a couple of patterns from the article.
You can come up with many interesting details, such as bows, ears, pockets, etc. Good luck with your creativity and have a nice day!
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