The first holiday gift I tackled was a pair of PJ pants for my son, who has clearly outgrown the PJ pants I made him a few years ago. I dug into my fabric stash and found the exact same fabric I had used for his previous PJs:
I'm lucky that my son isn't too fussy about his clothing. Although the motif of the cotton flannel fabric may seem a bit 'babyish', he still likes it.
I didn't use a sewing pattern for these pants. Instead I just used the PJ pants I made him last year to make a rough template.
Then I enlarged the template to accommodate my son's growth for the next 2 years. Yes, I want the garments I make for my kids to last them for more than 1 year!
The pants were sewn quickly and here it is:
You can see the difference in size between these new PJ pants and the ones I made him a few years ago:
Next I made his PJ top to go with these pants. I simply cut out a pocket from the same pants fabric and sewed it onto a plain long sleeves t-shirt. Voila! Matching PJ set for my son:
Okay! One handmade x'mas gift down, many more to go!
What a great idea for making the matching top! These look very cozy. I love the little cars - a timeless "kid" pattern. I might even use that for a grownup!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jenny! My daughter actually asked why my husband doesn't have the same fabric for his pyjamas as my son!
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