Friday, 23 September 2022

Stash busting: Pajama Bottoms / OOP Simplicity 2372 and OOP Vogue 9217

This is a quick make!  

I made the pants pattern in the past using out-of-print (OOP) Simplicity 2372 and knew that it's a trustworthy pattern.  I added 1/2" to the side seams, shortened the length and added a waistband after I missed the pencil note to raise the waistline.  Oops!  This is where OOP Vogue 9217 came into the picture.  I used the waistband pattern piece to add the casing.  

The fabric wasn't wide enough to cut the waistband on the grainline, so I had the lay out the pattern piece lengthwise on the crossgrain.  Only to discover that there wasn't enough length to include a 5/8" seam allowance.  I solved this by just serging the end pieces together.  Thankfully, the difference in the print's direction won't be noticeable when worn.  

The fabric is a cotton flannel and was previously pre-treated.  


Project details

Seams:  2.6 to 2.8 straight stitch

Seam finish:  Serged

Fabric:  2 metres

Label:  1 "me made" label to mark the back

Elastic:  1.2 metres

Patterns:  OOP Simplicity 2373 and OOP Vogue 9217

Additional Tools & Supplies:  Cutting table, pins, pin cushions, measuring tape, safety pin, sewing machine, walking foot, serger, threads, fabric scissors, thread clippers, iron, ironing board, measuring gauge and oh sweet precious time.  

Happy Sewing!



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