sandbox pants + starfish stencil

Boy’s or girl’s pants and T-shirt stencil. Pull-on pants have front patch pockets, button-through back patch pockets, elasticized back waistband, and drawstring at front waistband. Stencil includes starfish pattern and instructions for painting with freezer-paper.

SUGGESTED FABRICS: PANTS - Light- to medium-weight woven fabrics like quilting cottons, broadcloth, canvas, corduroy, denim, poplin, and seersucker. WAISTBAND AND DRAWSTRING - Lightweight fabrics like quilting cottons, broadcloth, or poplin. STENCIL - Purchased T-shirt.

NOTIONS: Pant - Thread, two 1/2" buttons, 1/2 yard of 3/8"-wide elastic.

TEMPLATE: Freezer paper, fabric paint in one or more colors, paintbrush.

DIFFICULTY: 1 scissor

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sandbox pants + starfish stencil detail

Fabric Guide (fabric width: 44" - 45")

size 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8
Pants, Main Fabric 3/4 yard 3/4 yard 7/8 yard 1 yard 1 yard 1 1/8 yard 1 1/4 yard 1 1/4 yard 1 5/8 yard 1 7/8 yard
Pants, Trim Fabric 3/8 yard 3/8 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard 1/2 yard

Finished Measurements

size 6-12 M 12-18 M 18-24 M 2T 3T 4 5 6 7 8
Pants Length 13 3/4" 14 1/2" 16 1/4" 18" 20 1/2" 23 1/2" 26 1/2" 29 1/2" 32 1/2" 35 1/2"
Hip 22" 23" 24" 24 1/2" 25 1/2" 26 1/2" 27 1/2" 28 1/2" 29 1/2" 30 1/2"
Leg Opening 12 1/4" 12 3/4" 13 1/4" 13 1/2" 14" 14 1/2" 15" 15 1/2" 16" 16 1/2"