Show women s world old cotton batan bathrobes obes aas il made into pajamas tor for biddi la 15 erti calta adv INCE inexpensive cotton prints SINCE S are still scarce you are ably looking around tor for ways and means mean to convert what cottons you have into wearable clothing theres nothing that takes up quite so much material and remains in service so short a time as pajamas tor for the young try fry ol of the one of the common sights around most households I 1 know are those workout cotton robes which you may just now be taking out with your summer clothing if the print on the fabric has worn or faded to such an extent as to make it look even more worn wom than usual it would even be worth dyeing into a solid color follow your directions on the package ot of dye to get the best results alter after the robe has been cleaned or dyed and pressed flat fit the palama pajama pattern to it you may have to do some smart fitting to make it come out but there Is bound to be enough material tor for the project pajamas may be one piece or two piece depending upon the preference the one piece type with the lipon lip slip on top will save gave a lot ol of work because there need be no buttonholes ton holes there are no fitting problems in making pajamas because the only requirement Is that they be loose and 8 nd comfortable enough tor for sleeping if you are making pajamas for a tot be sure to choose one with a drop seat use tittle saving routine in sewing pajamas are very easy to make especially if you use the following method in cutting and sorting As you cut sort out those that require sewing and pin the pieces together then you need not go scrambling through the lot of them when you start sewing in making the pants be sure to bow allow a generous cut the legs should be comfortably wide without being r if 11 you have a cotton bathrobe baggy and the crotch must be long enough avoid making the pajamas too long as they will only get wound around the legs and make for uncomfortable sleeping the sewing construction in the pajamas Is very simple most edges can be finished with the pinking shears and the seams are plain in sewing the legs together the best type of seam to use Is the flat tell fell because it is sturdy and lies flat to make this stitch first on the seam line from the right side trim away one edge to within one eighth of an inch of the stitching turn the other edge flat over this turn in the raw edge and stitch the seam from the right side the instructions given here apply to any type of glieve teve but particularly to the pajama sleeve which must be fitted well to offer the greatest comfort first place the sleeves in position araking sure the notches on the sleeve and the armhole come together at exactly the same point matte alake a childs pair of pajamas adjust the fullness at the top by making small running stitches which can be pulled to make a gather tor for fitting the sleeve in the armhole adjust all the fullness between the notches in other words none of the gathering should tall fall anywhere except at the top of the sleeve none under the arms pin the sleeve in place when pinned hold the sleeve la in your hands to make sure the lengthwise thre ahr of the sleeve Is exactly in me line the top of 0 the paama not with i forward shoulder line baste on the seam allowance i 2 then try on for or fit move the ar r about up and down in front e to make sure there Is no unc mic strain stitch on the basting ahr when you are sure they fit or td it outside the basting il if you need a tle tie more room buttonholes it if you make tw this t of pajama are easily made with t machine attachment select ye yc buttons first and try out a butt hole on a piece of material so t you can get it the right size and just the stitching on the buthod maker according to the mater use matching colored thread for or best appearance |