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I don't normally post about my jammies, but this is what I am sewing right now, so here they are.
I make pajama pants all the time. Seriously. All. The. Time. It's like doing dishes; it's one of those endeavors that never ends because you always need to do more. Of course you need your flannels for winter, you need your thin cotton broadcloth for summer, and you need your shorts for when it's really hot. I really prefer a clean pair every night, so that means enough for one week plus an extra just in case I'm not on top of laundry day. Oh, plus my HB's.
Flannel wears out pretty quickly. Usually I can get 3 good seasons out of my flannel pants before they start to go a little thin and threadbare, then another couple where they limp along and then get holes and die.
I spend a lot of time in my jammies, too. My routine for The Girl and I is to eat breakfast first thing and get dressed later, so there's probably a good couple hours each morning I get to loaf around in my jammies, cooking breakfast, eating, drinking tea, doing yoga, reading, and so on, before we finally cave in and get dressed. Can I just say how much I love this? It's probably the #1 perk of stay-at-home-mom-ing.
I always prefer to choose fun, cheery, whimsical prints. If I wanted boring jammies I would buy them. I noticed I do tend toward blue because it's a calm color. Here's this week's crop:
My coworker Michele gave me this tip: cut your drawstring in two and stitch each end to an 8" long piece of elastic, then thread it through the casing and use it like a normal drawstring. I always prefer drawstrings over full elastic, for both comfort and adjustability, but the little bit of stretch in back adds some extra comfort. And cotton twill tape makes a perfect drawstring.
I make pajama pants all the time. Seriously. All. The. Time. It's like doing dishes; it's one of those endeavors that never ends because you always need to do more. Of course you need your flannels for winter, you need your thin cotton broadcloth for summer, and you need your shorts for when it's really hot. I really prefer a clean pair every night, so that means enough for one week plus an extra just in case I'm not on top of laundry day. Oh, plus my HB's.
Flannel wears out pretty quickly. Usually I can get 3 good seasons out of my flannel pants before they start to go a little thin and threadbare, then another couple where they limp along and then get holes and die.
I spend a lot of time in my jammies, too. My routine for The Girl and I is to eat breakfast first thing and get dressed later, so there's probably a good couple hours each morning I get to loaf around in my jammies, cooking breakfast, eating, drinking tea, doing yoga, reading, and so on, before we finally cave in and get dressed. Can I just say how much I love this? It's probably the #1 perk of stay-at-home-mom-ing.
I always prefer to choose fun, cheery, whimsical prints. If I wanted boring jammies I would buy them. I noticed I do tend toward blue because it's a calm color. Here's this week's crop:
My coworker Michele gave me this tip: cut your drawstring in two and stitch each end to an 8" long piece of elastic, then thread it through the casing and use it like a normal drawstring. I always prefer drawstrings over full elastic, for both comfort and adjustability, but the little bit of stretch in back adds some extra comfort. And cotton twill tape makes a perfect drawstring.
