Saturday, October 16, 2010

A Belt for a Little Boy

Ben cannot keep his pants up around his skinny middle.  I got him a pleather belt, but it's annoying to unbuckle for potty training, you know?  I have my eye out for suspenders.  In the meantime, I suddenly realized I could make a belt with those simple metal D-rings.  I got a belt at the thrift store and cut off the ugly webbing.



Two layers of vehicle-sprinkled twill, two inner layers of flannel (three broken sewing machine needles until I figured out the right foot and needle), machine quilted a few wavy red lines.


Ben loves it.  We love it because it's easy to tighten and loosen.

3 comments:

beth said...

My son also had the problem of pants being too big around the middle. I began adding a strip of elastic to the back half of the pants by slitting two holes at each side and stringing a piece of elastic, attaching it at both ends with a stay stitch.

Christian - Modobject@Home said...

There is something so cute about a little guy with a belt!

Gina said...

I LOVE this idea! My sons have no hips and have that problem too! My husband has threatened suspenders numerous times!

Thanks for sharing!
Gina