The finished product.
Hello Thirsties Friends! I’m very excited, as this is my first blog article for Thirsties! I’m Jessica, and I am mom to a 4 year old son named Jacob, and a 4 month old daughter named Elise. I work on Customer Service in the afternoons for Thirsties. As many of you know, being a working mom with a new baby does not leave much time for being crafty! I did recently find a few minutes of quiet time when Elise was playing by herself on her play mat and Jacob was still in bed. I had heard that it was very simple to make a pair of leg warmers for babies, so I decided to give it a try!
We live in Colorado, and while it’s still unusually warm here our living space is already a bit chilly. So this would mean no more onesie outfits for Elise, and I have to admit that I am not a huge fan of baby pants!
I decided to take my well deserved and rare free time to make a pair of baby leg warmers out of a pair of adult size knee-high socks. It was really very simple. I only had two pairs of socks to turn into leg warmers, but it took me less than 5 minutes per pair, so I almost ransacked my sock drawer for more pairs of knee socks to make more!
The best part about leg warmers on babies is that it makes diaper changes a breeze! It can also help control compression leaking, as the leg warmers do not put any pressure on the diaper.
I don’t have a tutorial for you today, but there are many sites that offer instruction. I’m sure you can find one suitable for your skill level in no time.
I simply typed in “baby leg warmer tutorial” on Google and came up with a few sites, which I have listed below:
http://babyrocks.tumblr.com/post/18061409033/diy-babylegs-in-5-minutes-the-easiest-5-step-tutorial
http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2008/10/baby-legs-tutorial-make-your-own-leg.html
What about you, have any of you made leg warmers? If so, please post a photo on our Facebook page, I’d love to see them!
~Jessica
I have a friend who makes leg warmers for her baby, I haven’t tried to make them yet but I would like to. Thanks for the tutorials
They turned out great!! I’ll have to try.
For those using wool, has the separate wash been a pain? We are staying away from wool soakers and the like for that exact reason, but are open to being convinced otherwise.
I just made some too, they were my first sewing project!
I love the leg warmers! I’m just learning how to sew and hope I can make some soon!
I love this idea! Will definately have to give it a try!
I just found a tutorial on doing this and pinned it to pinterest. I’d love to try it but I need to get out and get some knee-highs to do it. I actually saw some at JoAnn today but since I was running late to my appointment this morning, of course, I didn’t remember to bring spending money so I couldn’t buy them. If I can get my hubby to take me out tonight I’m going to go pick some up. So many possibilities!
Looks like an easy thing to try. Not so sure it would work with my daughter. It seems like her legs are too skinny and the leg warmers would just slide off. I guess I just don’t understand how they would stay tight. Maybe when she is older??
You clever girl! That’s a brilliant idea!
This is a fantastic idea! I love baby legwarmers but hate how much they cost. I never thought to do this… and even though I’m terrible at sewing, I think I might be able to pull this off! Thanks so much for sharing.
I must get a sewing machine!
This is a great idea… thanks for sharing! I am not big on sewing but this seems simple enough I think it is a possibility for me
I am going to try these! I have one pair of legwarmers that I bought for my little girl, they make diaper changing a breeze!!
im loving this idea
what a great idea! thanks!
This is on my list of things to make before baby gets here.
!Those are cute!
They look great! Thanks for the tutorials. I don’t have any Baby Legs yet, but maybe I’ll have to search our sock drawer and get busy!
Great Idea!! I will have to try this!!
Great idea!! I’ll have to try it.
super cute!!
I am drying to try this out!! I bought a whole bunch of holiday knee highs that were on sale for $.50 a piece so I am excited to try it out.
Those are cute. I have so many more sewing projects on my list right now than I have time to actually finish, but I keep adding more ideas to my Pinterest board just the same.
Thanks for the tutorials! I was wondering how to do this.
My dd’s drawer is full of them! Most I made but some are commercial ones! SHe is 5 and still wears them. They are very simple to make. I actually sold a couple of pairs too! I have some pics here from my old page: https://www.facebook.com/mommyssewingcorner?ref=hl
I have yet to try this, even though I bought the socks to do it a while ago. I just need to bite the bullet.
Leg warmers are adorable!
Ooh, I am going to do this! What a simple idea – I even have socks I can use! How have I not thought of this?!
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