PJ Pants

I made three people PJ pants for Christmas. To make the pattern I traced existing pj's that fit me well onto newspaper. Then I traced the pattern onto the fabric and completed the pants by sewing them as shown in this video by Joann's. I am not as fussy about ironing seams and such i just fold and pin things. I only use and iron when it is absolutely necessary. The video will give you a basic idea of the process. Sorry I was in a rush and forgot to take progress pictures.

Dog PJ's
Shark PJ's
Breakfast PJ's
Not the waist is different than the rest of the pants because I had to get the fabric in two pieces and the first was just long enough to make the pants. I used the second piece to make a cap that holds the elastic and later a ribbon in place.



Update: 2-14-11 I made some cupcake PJ shorts using the same basic idea as with the PJ pants. This time with measuring the elastic for the waist i only used about 3/4 of the actual length around my waist. This way the elastic will keep the shorts up and not just fall down like it did with the pants. You could also use a little more elastic and string a piece of ribbon around for a closer fit.

Dress Clothes Quilt

I made this Dress Clothes Quilt for a friend from some of his old clothes that made there way to the rag pile. Each square is 12 inches and i was able to get 3 squares from each side of the shirt and 1 from each sleeve. I though the buttons and zippers gave a nice effect to the quilt. so i incorporated them but I only put them on the front of the quilt and not in the first row so they would be less likely to catch on something unexpectedly or bother the user if they pull the quilt up to their eyes.

The squares cut out and arranged for the front.


The squares cut out and arranged for the back.

The back squares sewed together in a row.
The front all stitched together.

Quilt sandwich the front and back faced good side to good side with batting on top. I trimed the batting after i had sewn all around the edges.


The most fun thing about this quilt is that i did not have to leave an opening on the side to turn the quilt inside out.

I just unbuttoned one of the front squares and pulled the quilt though this opening, :)

The opening right side out.

The front of the finished quilt.
The front of the finished quilt with some of the back showing.