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Make yourself the coziest pajama bottoms and learn how to draft a pattern at the same time. The benefit of drafting your own patterns is that you are guaranteed the best fit for your unique body. Sanae Ishida - author, illustrator, and maker of many things - shows you how to begin with a lower body sloper (which you can make in this class) or a pair of close-fitting woven pants, and draft your pattern to your specifications. Then you'll learn how to cut your fabric, seam your pants together, and add an elastic waistband. The sewing skills for these pajama bottoms are beginner-friendly, and you'll enjoy making and wearing this quick and satisfying project.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- Swedish tracing paper or large pieces of paper
- Gridded ruler
- Pencil
- Chalk or fabric marking tool
- Front and back lower body slopers or form-fitting pants in woven fabric
- Approx. 2½ yards woven fabric for pants (light to mid-weight linen, flannel, bottom weight cotton)
- 3/4-inch elastic to fit your preferred waist plus seam allowance
- Sewing machine and coordinating thread
- Safety pin or bodkin
- Pins
- Hand sewing needle
- Seam ripper
- Scissors for paper
- Snips for thread
- Fabric shears
- Pattern weights
- Iron and pressing surface
- Optional: seam roll for pressing
Downloads:
- Sew a pair of flannel pajama bottoms
- Draft a pants pattern from a lower body sloper
- Finish your seams with a zig zag stitch
- Create an elasticated waistband
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![A mother and daughter holding a wrapped present between them, wearing hand-sewn pajama pants in green plaid and dark floral.](https://www.creativebug.com/pimage/dynamic/feed-248~storage/public/images/tutorial_thumbnails/original/1874/images/qjzo7qk0atqpxmvdsoy8.jpg)
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Draft and Sew a Pair of Pajama Pants Reviews
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Kathryn Phillippo
This was a great tutorial. I just loved her calm voice and I really found the close ups on the machine and fabric were really easy to see and understand! Thank you so much.
June 28, 2024