jammies

The other night my little one started complaining that his all-in-one pajamas were hurting his legs and sure enough they were getting pretty tight. He is 2.5 and I had him in 3T p.j.s but it was clear we needed to go up a size. Off to Target and of course there were no 4T footed pajamas left. I need to go online to get him some as we still have a couple of cold months left but to bridge the gap I scouted through my fabric stash and found this cute little woodland creature flannel.

Wide leg gives lots of room to move around

To cut the shape I simply traced around a pair of pants that do fit him well and sewed from memory. Since pajama bottoms were the first thing I ever learned to make a sewing class and it has been etched on to my brain. I made the leg a little wider than his regular pants so that they would be more comfortable for lounging and sleeping. I love making pajama bottoms - they take about 30 minutes for me to do and there is so little cutting and thinking involved!

The heart really makes I think!

I had some left over fabric so I took a t-shirt that had seen the last of its "day-time" wear (due to chocolate stain I can't shift!) and put a little applique heart on it. Given the time of year I think they are a super cute nod to Valentine's  Day and he really loves them so that's all that matters.

Love those toes :)

Linked to:

Pocket full of pink - Friday Frolic 

Ginger Snap Crafts - Valentine's Day Party 

30 Handmade Days - Pity Party 

Whipperberry - Friday Flair 

The Shabby Nest - Frugal Flair 


Be Different Act Normal - Show and Tell Saturday 


Rae Gun Ramblings - What we wore and made Wednesdays 


The Not So Functional Housewife - Functional Friday 


Tales of a Trophy Wife - Linky #27 


Simply Designing - Friday Link Party 


I Heart Naptime - Sundae Scoop Link Party 


Flamingo Toes - Think Pink Sundays 


Itsy Bitsy Paper - I Heart Projects Link Party