Jamma Bottoms Part 2

So, I shared that I made pajama bottoms for my family for Christmas gifts using Tamara's Don't Get Out of Bed Tutorial. I didn't share the bottoms that I made for my mum, niece and oldest sister (I have 3 sisters.)

Jamma bottoms for my mum, niece, and oldest sister

I also didn't share my sewing mishaps. I took a day off of work to sew. I called it "Sew Day." I thought I had the whole day planned out so I can get 5 jammas done in one day.  The plan was to start with my mum's pajamas but I didn't follow Tamara's rule about stretching the waist out when making a pattern so the waist came out too small.  In fact, it was too small for 3 people and too big for the other 2. Basically, it would only fit me. I was hitting myself that I took a day off of work to sew myself a pair of pj bottoms.

Jamma bottoms for my teenage sisters

The next tricky part was making my little sister's bottoms because they live in Arizona and I didn't have pants to make a pattern. Using their measurements and my own skinniest pair of pants as a guide, I made their pants. I ended up taking in the sides multiple times trying to get the right amount of skinny for my youngest sister. The other sister go cuffed pj's because I made them too long.

When I made the pattern for my oldest sister's pj's (top picture, right hand side), I forgot to stretch out the crotch. So, I had to patch a crotch piece on. Luckilly her pants have a very busy pattern so it's not obvious.

Holy moly, what a process. But, I got them all finished in time for Christmas. Everyone loves them and no one can tell all the oops that happened along the way. I'll just call them learning experiences.

Isn't that the way sewing or creating anything homemade is sometimes. As Julia Child used to say, "you are alone in the kitchen." She was so wise.

Do you have any stories about sewing or other creative mishaps? You can either leave a comment or email me. I'd love to hear about your experiences.

L.L.
Heather

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