New pattern for you today! Free Girl’s Flounced Ruffle Capri Legging pattern. (Looking for the Basic Full Legging, capri and shortie pattern? I moved it here.
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It’s only taken about a year since I promised it, but I’ve finally gotten around to updating my flounced capri pattern that I posted almost 2 years ago. (The original legging pattern was only in 2 sizes and had inner and outer side seams.) This new version of the pattern comes in sizes 3 to 8, has only the inner side seam, cut marks for shorts and full length leggings plus the flounce for the capri length. (If you need a different size or want to add a flounce to the shorts or full length version be sure to check out the original tutorial since it details how to make a legging pattern and flounce pattern for any size.)
I started working on the pattern update a few weeks back as something to do when my sewing machine broke. Then… I discovered HBO had all 6 seasons of True Blood available for me to watch on my computer and I’ve not been able to get very much done since. That show is waaay, waaay too distracting. I’ve been sewing because I can watch the show from my sewing and cutting table, but was impossible to concentrate enough to write or anything else that actually else that takes mental focus! I finally finished the last episode and got back to work!
The fabric I used for these leggings actually came from a maxi dress I found on the clearance rack at Ross for $5. I thought I would upcycle it into a maxi dress for my missy, but decided it would be cuter as a pair of summer capris.
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| Outfit sources. Top: Gymboree. Legging fabric: Upcycled knit dress from Ross. Flip flops: Zulily. |
I just love that flounce ruffle! (and the pink) Sadly, my missy has recently informed me that her new favorite color is blue and purple, so I guess be prepared for more blue and purple and less pink… sniff, sniff
I have to twist my hubby’s arm every year to not mow down this section of our property. It looks pretty weedy until about mid may, but once the wildflowers bloom it’s amazing!
Ready to make your own leggings?
Head over to page 2 for the Pattern Download link and sewing instructions.
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Amy says
Thank you! I love that pink stripe!
Helen Crafty Stall says
Thank you so much for sharing! I've been looking for some kind of leggings pattern and yours is perfect for summer 🙂
Kristie says
Thank you so much for putting this together. I will definitely be using this pattern!
LUCIA RUA says
Es hermoso, gracias por compartir.
Cathy Carroll says
These are so cute and so trendy right now… you can never have too many pairs of leggings and so simple to make… thanks for sharing… Cathy
Sarah Nenni-Daher says
Oh, we must be kindred spirits! I made my (first ever) pair of leggings for my daughter out of the same knit owl pattern you have there! I can't wait to make these – thank you so much for posting at A Pretty Life's link party today. PS – pinned for a project.
kristi dominguez says
These are seriously adorable, Jamie!
Huckleberry Love says
What cute pants! I love the thick striped pattern that you chose. Thanks for sharing with us at Much Ado About Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
~Emily @ Huckleberry Love
Pauline Molinari says
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing on the #mondayfundayparty !
Kimberly Lewis says
Super cute! pinned. Thanks again, for being a part of our party. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls
Bobbie S says
So Cute!! Thanks so much for sharing on the Creative Exchange Link Party. I featured you this week:
http://www.avisiontoremember.com/2014/06/the-creative-exchange-link-party_17.html
Kristy Call says
These are DARLING!!! If only I had a little girl to make them for! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Exchange!
Allison Dredla says
Thank you for posting. My girls always need leggings, and we have a difficult time finding them some times. These are so much cuter than what we find in the store too. I can't wait to give them a try.
Natalie says
Seriously?!? These are adorable! You are so talented and kind to share this. Thank you!
Danitajc says
Thanks for sharing and the awesome tutorial. which many of us of poop sappy sewers really need! We really appreciate your hard work and making our grandma years easier!!! 🙂
Tammi Brown says
LOVE love love love love!! Thank you for sharing!!
Tammi
Tabitha says
Hi Jamie, I was trying to download the file but it says it can't be downloaded because too many people have already downloaded and that i may have to wait 24 hours to download. Can anything be done about this or am I just going to have to wait it out?
Jamie says
This is some sort of bug on Google's end. Are you logged in with google? (I just created a new gmail account and logged in, and it was working.) Also here is a work around posted by someone yesterday:
"I found a weird workaround. At first I was just trying to download the pattern to my desktop, which is what gave me the error. Then I hit print, which opened up an Adobe Reader dialogue box. Then I hit cancel print, which left the PDF open in Reader. From there I was able to save it to my desktop from this weird shadow menu that appeared at the bottom of the document if I sort of hovered my mouse over it. Bizarre, but I made it work. Thanks! I can't wait to get started."
Let me know if this works for you and hopefully this will be fixed soon, because all of my patterns are stored on google drive.
Good luck,
Jamie
Bonnie says
Hi Jamie, Love the leggings. There is no pattern pieces to print out. I see the tutorial, but no pattern. Is there another way to get it? Thanks your help.
Tracy King says
Thank you so much, I really appreciate all of the time and effort it took to create both the pattern and the tutorial 🙂
Neeta says
Thanks so much for this leggings pattern which I am using to make my son's Halloween costume this year. I am a little confused though — I think there is a typo in the pattern. The "front" is really the "back". When printed and taped together, the rise is higher and the seat is fuller which to me signals it is in fact the "back". I noticed that in your photo of the pattern, the "front" and "back" are not identified. Please confirm. Thanks again, Neeta
Jamie says
You are very right! I'm so glad you caught that… I'll get it fixed and re-uploaded.
Thanks, Jamie
Elizabeth Davis says
I absolutely love this! Question: How would I scale this down to an 18 month size? Thank you!
Debbie Briggs says
Please tell me which grain direction of the fabric to cut the pattern. Thank you.
Jamie says
The stretch should run side to side.
Kopers says
Trying to work out the printing of this pattern. Don't have adobe reader so I'm using the PDF program I have. When I remove the formatting does the whole pattern fill the page or is it not quite to the edges? Thanks!
Jamie says
Hi, the pages are 7.5 by 10, so if you are printing on an 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper, the gray box will not fill the page.
Looks like this: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2k_drfBA4N8/VgQGWW4lo_I/AAAAAAAAhzQ/RjBOL9hzn2U/s1600/print%2Bscreen%2Bshot.JPG
Kopers says
Oh great! Thanks, that's what mine looked like. Just wanted to make sure. So excited to make these pants.
KirbyLue says
I just downloaded your pattern and everything looks doubled. It's hard to explain, so here's a screenshot of page 12: http://imgur.com/JHAf1F7 I'm on a Mac and I've never had this problem before with a .pdf. Any suggestions?
Jamie says
Yes, that is definitely weird. I just downloaded it too and it looks like this:
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PAmlQw6gG4s/VjFBF1In1CI/AAAAAAAAiWA/Nc9caBzdkVA/s1600/Screenshot-2015-10-28-16.40.jpg
All I can say is, try again…
Good luck,
Jamie
Amy says
same thing happens to me but only on a few pages and only when going to print. weird
Teri says
Love this pattern!!! I followed your instructions exactly for the first pair I made, and then I did a little modification that I LOVE for the 2nd pair! I shortened the waist rise and added a soft semi yoga style waist band instead. That allowed me to color block and I love that kind of waist band! lol The flounces I also changed a bit the 2nd go around. I took the flounce pattern and made 2 flounces: one flounce, I took the outer edge out by 1/2 inch all the way around, the other flounce I brought it in by 1/2 inch. That left me with 2 flounces with about an inch difference in length and I love how it looks that way! I’m definitely going to make some shorts with this pattern too! Thank you again sooo much!!