Christmas Jammies

One of my Families Traditions was on Christmas eve we'd open one present, a pair of Pajamas. Something nice, warm, and Christmasy. I've been continuing this tradition with my daughters.

 Sophia and I Christmas Eve 2007 In Christmas Jammies

Christmas Morning 2008. With Uncle Brad and Puppy Bella

Annalilia and Sophia Christmas Eve 2009. 

This year I got brave and decided to sew them myself. This was my first time making pants, It was far easier than I had ever expected.

I took a pair of Pants that fit Annalilia Really well, They're a bit too short, but The legs and waist are perfect

With the front of the pants on a fold I cut 2 pieces, folded right sides together and stitched up the leg, stopping at the crotch.

Turn 1 leg right side out, and stuff it inside the other leg,

Sew along the inseam

Unfold the legs from each other,  Double fold a casing for the elastic band to slide into. Remember to leave an opening. I also double stitched the crotch by ironing the fold open, and sewing 1/4 inch away from the seam. 
I hemed the pants, (A little too short I think... Whoopsies) and Appliqued a little matching top. I am not a pattern follower and The only shirts I know how to make aren't exactly jammies, So I opted for a plain $5 t shirt that I dressed up with Scraps. I love the way It looks and even if It makes it for 1 night it will be worth my time. 

And a pair for Sophia. They're Cute, and Similar, without matching, And the girls each picked out their own Fabric for them. Too cute, right?

My New Drug of Choice

.... Applique! For the first time Ever I appliqued, It's SO easy. Why on earth haven't my girls been wearing appliqued clothes everyday of their lives, it's so easy, it's so cheap (inexpensive ;-D), and it's Gorgeous!

 The goal of this was to make a 'tie shirt' for Beckam, Dan's friend's new baby boy. So I started Googling for a good tutorial, there were Tonnes, My favourite being this.  I went to Fabricland in search of Wonder-Under, the magic fusible web... they didn't have it, so I dug through the disorganized stacks of random interfacing I found Lite Steam-A-Seam 2. It's really thin and doesn't make a rigid shirt, perfect for baby clothes! My printer isn't hooked up since D just finished rebuilding our PC so I drew my designs to look pretty much exactly the same as these patterns.

First, Draw out the design on the Steam-A-Seams tracing paper, the side that is stuck to the web, roughly cut out. Iron, web side down to the wrong side of the fabric. Cut through all three layers (tracing paper, web, fabric), now is the time to be particular! When the design is cut out to your liking remove the tracing paper and place web side down on your onesie or shirt, Iron on playing particular care to the edges. Now you can leave it as is, or sew around the edges. I chose to machine sew 1mm in from the edge, this will keep the edges from curling after repeat washes. You can also Hand stitch, or do a back stitch using an embroidery thread. And last but not least, Oogle it's Adorableness!

If you try, Please Please Please Send me pictures and tell me what you made.