DIY romper extender: this is how bodysuits fit much longer
Parents of small children know the drill: before you know it, the rompers are too small again and you need new ones. Unless you use a romper extender! These make rompers fit a lot longer and so you need fewer of them. You can buy romper extenders, but you can also easily make them yourself from an old romper you still have at home. We will show you how.
Tools
- old romper(make sure the snaps are the same size as those of the bodysuit you want to use the bodysuit extender for)
- ruler or tape measure
- (fabric) scissors
- pencil or erasable pen
- needle and thread
Instructions
- Undo the buttons at the bottom of the romper.
- On the front of the romper - around the press-studs - cut a piece of fabric about 9 cm wide and 6 cm long. The press-studs are at the bottom edge in the middle (see photo). It is useful to mark this with a pencil or erasable pen before cutting.
- Do the same for the back of the romper. This is easier if you briefly reattach the front piece with the snaps.
- Place the two pieces of fabric on top of each other, overlapping by about 1 cm. Make sure the snaps are on the outside and fit on the romper (see photo).
- Sew the pieces of fabric together. We just did this by hand, but if you have a sewing machine, you can of course do it too.