And something for the boy

By Moriah on September 25th, 2009

(No. Not all I do is sew.)

(And also? I don’t know how to do anything technical or professional. I don’t use patterns. I just know how to do an elastic waistband and straight lines and hem stuff.)

I’ve been a little disappointed with the fall selection of boys’ pajamas. Drew’s way beyond the beloved toddler jammies, so I decided to at least make him some pajama pants he can wear with t-shirts.

This project takes, literally, like 30 minutes. And I just have to say, the boyish flannel selection at Hobby Lobby is a little, um, lacking.

I basically just laid another (store-bought) pair down on the fabric and cut around one of the legs (pull elastic waistband taught to get the real layout), adding in a little bit for seams.

I also left as much fabric as I could folded into the hems so I can take them out as he grows taller.

(Which will be what, next week?)

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11 Responses to “And something for the boy”

Becky Pearce on September 25, 2009 11:01 am
This is a GREAT idea. I am definitely going to copy this one. Never done an elastic waistband before but I’m sure I can find a video tutorial for it. Thanks for the inspiration!
wanda on September 25, 2009 11:03 am
Wow!
Those are sweet!

I’m a hot-glue sewer myself! I hate threading that dang machine!

Love your handiwork!
Amanda - VintageDutchGirl on September 25, 2009 11:29 am
Love em! But as for me? Yes, all I do is sew :)
Mamacita on September 25, 2009 1:20 pm
Inspiring!
mary kathryn on September 25, 2009 2:44 pm
Clever girl! I know it doesn’t seem hard to sew without patterns, but you’d be surprised how many people are FREAKED OUT totally by this whole concept.
Gretchen on September 25, 2009 5:04 pm
Awesome!! Did I inspire you saying I feel I’ve left my oldest out of my blog stories. :)
Jeannette on September 25, 2009 9:43 pm
Oh yea!!! We make tons of these over there. And NEVER use a pattern. They drive me crazy.
Sarah C on September 26, 2009 9:44 am
So cute and clever….we’re not passed toddler jammies yet but this will be the last year for Lily. I’ll have to keep your idea in mind.
Olivia on September 26, 2009 10:42 am
Those are great!
Jackie on September 26, 2009 2:04 pm
I would never have thought of doing this – awesome! What kind of sewing machine do you have? I’ve been thinking of getting just one of those really cheapy ones, just to have something at the house where I could do some mending projects.
Jamie @ Six Bricks High on September 28, 2009 12:55 am
Cute pj pants, and a cute blog too.