Making baby trousers - do I hem first???

[alittleteapot]

I'm attempting my first even pair of trousers. Haven't got a pattern - just cheap bit of linen and a made up pattern from some other of DD's trousers. Question is, do I hem the ankles before I sew up the seams? likewise the bit at the waist where the elastic will go? TIA

Nooooooo
Main seams first, waistband next, hems last.

ok, thanks - so i'll need to do hems by hand i guess...

don't know what kind of sewing machine you have, but on most you can take off the 'drawer' section to give yourself a thinner sewing surface for doing hems.
not sure if I've explained this v comprehensively ... maybe someone more articulate will come along.

good luck.

"free arm' was the phrase I was searching for.
but, I guess baby hems would be too small to fit around a free arm, so hand hemming will have to be the way forward.