My family is no longer allowed to have children. Seriously, that’s a lot of pajamas!I’m not joking! {OK, I’m joking, I love all these kiddos and I want more more more!}
2 boys and a thousand girls {6 girls} Christmas pajamas have been sewn. I started planning this in September. And I will do it again next year:) I am hoping they will wear them Christmas eve!
Hand dyed flannel fabrics: Purple/Pink/Blue
Jersey fabrics: Green and Dark Purple old jersey sheet sets.
Florals: Already in my stash from grandma’s and such.
DIY ombre dye! Had fun dip dying the skirt fabric before I cut out the pattern.
Vintage floral pattern was used to supplement my lack of purple fabric. I simply love the way this one turned out.
This is not my favorite style, but I was so happy to learn how to sew this!
Oldest cousin’s dress. I couldn’t decide if she would like pink or purple better, so i did both.
The Green accent in this dress actually pulls in the rest of the collection. {accidental, but I love it}
The simplest of the bunch for Eli.
Special hem!
Each child that is receiving a separates set has a special stitch design.
Olive’s didn’t get a bow, because when mommy is the seamstress, she skimps on yours! Promise I won’t do this next year!
Bow on the back of the booty, to match her newborn sister.
Since this set is for a newborn, I add a bow on the bottom of one of the pant legs.
This collar didn’t exactly turn out perfectly, but I ended up liking the look.
And ruffles:)
This very special girl loves the color green, so she got the green jersey instead of the purple!
Lessons learned:
- ask for waist measurements of all the kids {some of them might be too big}
- This pattern’s torso length is insanely short. {Ruffles, and special hems were added to extend the length for the kiddos because I could feel it in my bones that they are going to be belly shirts)
- Ironing freshly RIT dyed fabric results in discoloration.
- Sewing the armseye on a size 5 or smaller is difficult unless you sew it flat}.
- Sometimes I hem one pant leg in the rong direction, which means technically one pant is sewn on backwards. Thank goodness this pattern has a similar front and back.
- I will not put in as much effort for my own clothing {or my own children} as I do for sewing gifts for other people. I hope to improve this.
So what do you think?
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