Orange is the Happiest Colour: Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217

The reason I picked this flannel print is the the presence of the colour orange.  I agree with Frank Sinatra that it's the happiest colour.  And then throw in a dog outline print, this fabric is pure awesomeness.  

And it's so soft.  

I turned to my go-to sleepwear patterns, Butterick 6296 for the pajama top and out-of-print (OOP) Vogue 9217 for pajama bottoms.  

Actually, Butterick 6296 is the only pattern that is designed as sleepwear but I replaced the pants for something that doesn't have a back yoke.  The top pattern (view A) is a well drafted pattern and the only change was to shorten the sleeve length.  Vogue 9217, another well-drafted pattern, has an elastic pull-on pants pattern with a dolphin hem.  I eliminated the dolphin hem design and opted for a straight leg finish with a topstitched hem.  

The fabric was a recent score from Northwest / Marshall Fabrics reduced to 70% off during their moving sale.  The buttons are recycled and rediscovered in the button stash.  The elastic is of a vintage age found in Mom's sewing notions stash.  

Project Details

Seams:  2.8 straight stitch

Seam finish:  Serged

Fabric:  5 metres (104 cm post-washed width)

Interfacing:  1 metre fusible

Buttons:  5 - 1" buttons

Elastic:  1 metre - 1" width

Label:  1 - "me made" 

Patterns:  Butterick 6296 and OOP Vogue 9217

Additional Tools & Supplies:  Cutting table, pins, pin cushions, scissors, tailor's chalk, thread clippers, Janome sewing machine, walking foot, buttonhole foot, buttonhole cutter, chopping board, clapper (I couldn't find the hammer), Janome serger, hand sewing needle, tailor's wax, threads, seam ripper, safety pin, measuring tape, measuring gauge, iron, ironing board, heater and tea.   

 

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