Easy Pajama Pants revisited....

It's mid-February and I'm just now getting back to the pajama pants for my son.  Poor kid, the last pair was made in October and I thought then that I would get to the second pair made quickly.  I guess quickly means different things to different people.  I'm sure he will be happy to have them.  Here's the results:

Not much to see really.  This time I used a french terry.  The pattern was a freebie from Simplicity.  I did make minor changes:

1.  There is no drawstring in this pair.  On the last pair, my son decided he didn't like the drawstring and pulled it out.  So, I didn't take the time to make one this time. This also meant that I didn't have do buttonholes.

2.  I used a 2" elastic at the top.  We'll see how he likes this pair compared to the flannel ones I made in the fall.

It feels good to move another piece of stash from storage to usefulness.  However, I do have a piece of this left and it's too big to toss but it is big enough to make a little person something.  If you're interested in a cotton french terry in olive green, I have a small piece about 31" x 56".  Let me know.

Happy Stitching!

Impromptu Project....

You know how sometimes you want to work on an instant gratification project, something that you know will be fairly quick.  Well, I found the perfect project at Simplicity and it was a freebie! The project was Easy PJ Pants (this is a link).  The hardest part of this pattern was printing it out and taping it together.  Here's the finished product:

Yeah, not sure a good picture but it's really hard to a picture of pants laying on the floor.  You can see the cute penguins though.  My son is such a good sport for agreeing to this stash find.  I'm sure that he picked out this fabric when he was much younger.

Back to the pattern.  Overall, I would say this is a great pattern. There is two pattern pieces after you tape together the 25 sheets of paper - the pant and the drawstring.

Changes:
1.  I changed the 1/2" elastic to 1" elastic.  Again, using elastic from the stash and I didn't want to cut it in half.

Yep, that was the only thing I changed.  My son is 6'3" and these were perfect for him.  So be sure to adjust the length if you're a lot shorter.  He wears a 36 inseam in jeans.

Yes, I will make another pair or two.  There is a change I will make on the next pair.  The buttonholes for the drawstring will be vertical instead of horizontal if I decide to do the drawstring.  I will add a little piece of fabric on the back to stabilize it.  Really, the pant has elastic and the drawstring isn't really necessary.

The best part about this project as I was able to remove about 3 yards of stashed fabric with this one project.  There are some big enough pieces left that I can make some little items and I may but that will be another day.

Ok, back to the mantel scarf.  It must be done soon.

Happy Stitching!