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From: Melanie T
Date: 01-27-2006, 01:10 PM (1 of 6)
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I have several sleepers that are in good shape except for the feet. Does anyone have a quicker and easier way to make them "new" again for the next kid? They are the 18 month size. I was thinking of just cutting off the worn out part and sewing regular socks with the cuffs cut off to them. Most of them are just cotton sleep sleepers anyway, not the heavy blanket sleepers with the special feet. I did the sock thing with all of my middle son's overalls. He had severe eczema. The only way I could prevent him from just tearing up his legs was to sew the snaps closed and sew his socks on so he couldn't pull up his pant legs and scratch. I would cut the cuff of the sock off, quarter mark the sock and the pant leg and sew the sock to the pants. I sewed on the right side with wrong sides together kinda like doing a jacket lining, with a long basting stitch, not turning them right side so unless you knew the sock was sewed on you couldn't tell. The raw edge of the sock was just under the pant hem, but because it was stitched so close to the edge, it didn't fray or run and unless you looked really close you didn't see the butchered sewing job. I never lost a sock with him until they started to get holes in them and had to be replaced. He is 4 years old now, and if we follow his diet carefully he doesn't get itchy (we haven't had a major breakout since July). Melanie
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From: paroper
Date: 01-27-2006, 02:23 PM (2 of 6)
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Congratulations! Perhaps you have the skin problem on the run!! You can actually purchase the replacement fabric for the bottoms of those PJ's if you'd like. Most fabric stores but you'll have to ask for it because it is usually a little hard to find. It looks like fabric with small dots of plastic or something on it. It is about 18-20 inches wide and will probably run around 3 dollars a yard. A yard should do several pair of kids' pjs though. pam
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From: pretnichols
Date: 01-27-2006, 02:33 PM (3 of 6)
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An alternative would be to not put new feet on? My kids feet always sweated so bad with those, giving them really smelly feet! Even today, my 4 1/2 year old hates PJ's with footies on the feet because they make him sweat. However, he does wear socks to bed.
Peggy
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From: plrlegal
Date: 01-27-2006, 05:39 PM (4 of 6)
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I was just remembering my baby sister. My mom use to cut the feet off her footed jammies and hem them just like regular jammies and she could wear them for a while after she would have outgrown the footed ones. I can relate to being too hot if your feet are covered up. I'm that way way and so are several of the smaller kids in my family. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 01-28-2006, 04:36 PM (5 of 6)
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I used to replace the feet in my kids pjs when they were little all the time with socks. I did as you discribed but I left the cuff on as it also gave them some length to the leg and really extended the wear of the pjs. I know you can buy socks with the nonskid bottom to them now. I've seen them in Walmart.
Brockie
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 01-31-2006, 01:13 PM (6 of 6)
If you can find the acrylic paint that is "Puff Paint" that is heated after painting onto fabric to make it puff, then you can make your own non-skid bottoms.. It is easy, just dot on the surface and then turn on your hair dryer and heat the paint til it puffs.. That is all there is to it.. 
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