I was planning to make two pairs of pajamas. Only one pair got finished. When I showed them to my daughter, she said they were very cool, but she didn’t want to wear them to bed. I was a little crushed. Fast forward to today: they’ve been on for over 24 hours and she doesn’t want to take them off. Success?
The flannel was thrifted from somewhere—I’m starting to lose track of where I get these things! I was planning to use a Simplicity pattern, but didn’t have enough fabric. Instead, I used a pillow case pajama pants tutorial, and it worked out perfectly.
The top is just a plain t-shirt from Target. I added a little appliqué to help it coordinate with the pants.
I’m very happy with how these turned out. I’ll be making the other pair this weekend.
project notes: Making a pattern from measurements tutorial from Brandy over at Minivan Life. Very easy to follow. I highly recommend it!
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These are so sweet! I did the same thing for my oldest two – thrifted flannel bottoms, and t-shirt w/ applique on top. My younger daughter got a full nightie (which I doubt I’ll ever make again – nuisance!), and my youngest a thrifted union suit with applique to match his big brothers. Fun, fun, fun!
Thanks for the inspiration – your blog and projects have really helped me see the possibilities out there with repurposing/thrifting etc.
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Very cute – love the applique! I like to use old clothes to make patterns too
Happy Christmas!
i think the pajama is adorrable!
i love the light blue you went with-
you have a great sence of design!!
I did the same thing for my 3 girls – but made my own pattern for the pants. I will have to check out the pillowcase tutorial. I even had coordinating t-shirts from target! I planned to add a coordinating applique but then decided my kids really needed the plain solid colored tops so I left well enough alone.
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This is absolutely adorable! I am having a Christmas Pajama Rama contest and would love for you to enter these!
http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-pajama-rama-contest.html