The “It’s All About the……Shoes?” Ensemble

The Facts

Fabric: Cotton Prints from Riley Blake
Pattern: pj pants – Simplicity 2503, pj top – self drafted t-shirt make-over
Year: 2012
Notions: elastic, pre-gathered eyelt
Time to Complete: pj pants –  2 hours, pj top – 45 minutes
First Worn: Jan. 8th – To Bed!
Wear Again? Yes!  I love pj’s!

Total Price:  about $30

This little pj ensemble was inspired by a pair of mary-jane style slippers (Simplicity 2278)  that I made last year.  The slippers started off as a sample for a couple of sewing classes I taught and have since become one of my favorite things to wear around the house. They are machine washable and very comfortable.

I guess from the types of fabrics I choose, you can kind of tell that I’m still a kid at heart.  With mary-jane slippers as my inspiration, I decided to make my pj’s as “girlie” as possible.  So, I added some eyelet trim to my pj’s pocket and also a contrast cuff to the pocket and to the pants hem. I enjoy seeing vibrant and colorful things and I really like how these pants turned out.

My happy little pocket!

Once the pants were done, I had several ideas for a pj top.  I ended up deciding on making my own version of a cropped t-shirt dress.  Inspired by the bodice of the Colette Macaron dress, I cut off the trunk of an old t-shirt a few inches above my bust line.  I then created a new trunk for my shirt out of a coordinating fabric and inserted the matching eyelet trim across the front seam where the new fabric and t-shirt meet.

It felt good to get a mental picture of what I wanted to do with the pants and top and then to see it through to completion.  I love my new pj’s and I hope to have lots of “sweet dreams” whenever I wear them.

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