Friday, January 10, 2014

Pirate Pyjamas

I got one pair of PJs made before Christmas and gave them, plus the book The Quiet Pirate, to Lucas for Christmas. He wore them to bed that night!


Then once I knew they fitted, I made a second pair with Richard Scarry fabric. There wasn't enough of that fabric so I supplemented it with some 'Spotlight blue'.

I read the Richard Scarry book out loud at least three times - it's hard work! Each drawing is labelled and the pages are crammed with drawings. He seems to be over finding Goldbug on every page and into announcing "Dingo Dog!" excitedly when he appears, which is then followed by "Officer Flossy!".


I used a very simple Burda pattern and the pjs took about 1.3 metres of fabric and a few hours of my time. Easy peasy. I imagine I will be making more pjs in the future!

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  1. JulieJanuary 10, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Cute pjs - I remember being glad when my children could read Richard Scarry books to themselves. They are great books though. Have a good weekend.

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    1. KarynJanuary 11, 2014 at 8:36 PM

      I guess it's all the detail that makes the books so popular with children.

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  2. MeganJanuary 10, 2014 at 1:56 PM

    Gosh I remember loving those books so much as a child. Love the pjs - I think they could look good in adult size too :-)

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    1. KarynJanuary 11, 2014 at 8:35 PM

      I think voile would be interesting to try for pjs.

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  3. LeonieJanuary 10, 2014 at 4:47 PM

    Super cute - we are still thoroughly enjoying Richard Scarry though everyone has a different favourite thing to find! no doubt he loved his pj's :)

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    1. KarynJanuary 11, 2014 at 8:35 PM

      Definitely timeless. My brother's book dates to 1974!

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