"Houdini" Jammies tutorial

Ok this tutorial assumes you can sew knits;) You can use a serger or regular sewing machine.  I can provide measurements for various sizes if you need them, i do have paper patterns I've drafted. Please do not recreate this pattern for profit. Thanks.

Materials:
Knit print
Knit print or solid for trim
elastic
sewing machine or serger

Ok to start with you need to find a romper or pair of footless jammies that fit your child.

 fold them in half lengthwise. Lay on top of folded fabric for body of jammies(align the folds). Cut one on fold of body. allow 1/4 inch for seam alowance and feel free to add lenth in legs(i do bc i add cuffs).

You will have a piece like this:

Keep this piece out to make the topand bottom pieces for the back. Where the scissors are is the crotch of the pants part of the front. I cut the "top" to end 1" above this point. The "bottom" i like to go 10" up bc we use cloth diapers lol. Just lay the front template on top and cut the top and bottom to match the appropriate areas.

 "top", front and "bottom"(on top of frontpiece:

Go backto the jammies to trace your arm pieces(you can actually trace onto paper to have a pattern, i already have patterns so i just cut around the jammies lol)

Arm: (cut 2 on fold)

Like I said before, I like cuffs. so I cut mycuffs and neck ribbing next. Here are all the pieces. (neck piece is 2.5"x 2/3 of neck opening; arm on 2T is 5"x2/3 of arm width; leg is 6"x2/3 of leg width but you can adjust however you like)

Start off with the "bottom" back piece(pants) sew a casing for the elastic.

Insert elastic with safety pin.

 Stitch on one side, pull snug to gather and stitch on the other side. (my elastic is 1/2-2/3 the length of this back piece)

Tale the "top" piece

Hem the bottom. You can do elastic here also, but i dont think its necessary.

Sew "top" to "front" at the TOP ONLY

Next sew the inner leg seams(crotch) with "front" laying on top of the "front"

Pink the "bottom" of the pack to the front at the top where the pants are.fold the "top" piece over and sew the side seams. It should be layered "front" on bottom, "bottom" in middle and "top" on top.

take the arm pieces

Sew the side seams, right sides together.

Sew the side seams of the arm cuffs, fold in half.

Place cuff inside of arm sleeve and sew, stretching as you sew.

Two finished sleeves.
Do the same with the leg cuffs if you choose to add them.

 With jammies inside out, place rightside out sleeve inside the sleeve hole.Align raw edges and sew.
Almost finished:

Back:

Sew bindimg for the neck in a tube the same way, stretch as you sew on.
Finished jammies: