Pajama pants are one of the first things people learn to make. It's cold here so I wanted to make flannel pants. And then I decided I wanted to make the hubs, Tucker and myself matching pajama pants. I started to look for a cute flannel in September, but came up empty handed. I either wanted some kind of cute animal or a red and green plaid. I didn't like anything online. Finally, JoAnn's had an adorable reindeer plaid that I loved! And it was only $2.95/yard. Amazing. It was sold out online, so you had to get it in store. My friend went to two stores, found me 6 yards and shipped it to me. Even with the ridiculous shipping charges it is still cheaper than buying fabric in Switzerland.
I made mine first. I added french seams and cuffs with piping. The front crotch was too big, but I know what I did wrong and won't do that again. Everything on mine went smoothly, the only improvement I could do is work on stitching in a straight line on my piping. And one leg is like 2 centimeters shorter than the other. It's one of those things that no one else would notice but I do and it drives me crazy. I used
this tutorial by Melly Sews for the pants, and cuffs.
I also made a matching tank top. I used
this tutorial by Melly Sews. I made my own bias tape with the flannel fabric. Flannel is probably too thick for the bias tape, but I wanted to use it so it would match the pants. I used
this tutorial from Coletterie for the bias tape. Colette Patterns has a
booklet you can download for free that talks about how to make and attach bias tape. I also added a shelf bra. I couldn't find a great tutorial, but it was really easy to do. I used
this and
this video.
Next up was Tucker. I used
this pattern and tutorial. I cut out an XL. It fit in the length. But the neck is too wide, the width around the stomach is too wide and the thighs are too tight. Just a few tweaks needed. Tucker already has a pretty extensive wardrobe so I don't think I'll make him too many pajamas. I added a ribbed knit around his cuffs, and I had enough pipping for two of his legs.
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| Tucker doesn't like getting sized |
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| a cute puppy sleeve |
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| So handsome |
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| Cute little fluffy bootie |
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| Neck is too wide. It needs to be big to easily get his head through, velcro would be a good fix. |
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| Width is too wide, needs to be slimmer in the waist |
Last up was the hubs. He did not have a pair of flannel pants that I could use as a template. I read that it is a mistake to use a different fabric type then what you want to make. But the stubborn part of me decided that I was going to do it anyway. Big mistake. I used fleece pants as a template for flannel pants. The end result were pants that were almost 2 times bigger than they needed to be, and for some reason too low. Too big, too low rise and too tight in the legs. It took some time but I finally got them to fit. And now I have a pair of flannel pants I can use as a pattern for next time. I added bias tape to his cuffs.
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Bias tape added to his cuffs.
Contrasting cuffs would have probably made more sense, but I didn't have any flannel on hand that would work |
We decided to wear our matching PJs for our Christmas card. Tucker hates having his photo taken. The timer takes too long and Tucker always looks away. The hubs just got a remote, so hopefully it'll come in handy during our next family photo session.
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| Tuck not looking at the camera |
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| and again |
Tuck also hates to be held like a baby.
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| Adorable photo of Tuck waiting for his dad to get home |
