Last year, I sewed up some flannel jammie pants for my kids and the cousins on the hubby's side of the family. It was a bit of an after-thought I am a horrible procrastinator, so I was rushing at the last minute to get them all done. I think I made them all a bit long (eek.)
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| The cousins in front of the tree at Grandma's house. Which kids are mine? Can you tell? |
I am planning to do the same this year, but went with cotton instead of flannel. When I pre-washed the flannel, it pilled up quite a bit and didn't look that great (it was cheap-y flannel). Hopefully I'll get better results with the cotton...stay tuned, I'll let you know. And maybe a tutorial?
A tip: if you're making these for younger kids, buy some cord locks for the drawstrings, if they cannot tie the strings themselves.
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| A cord lock. I bought mine at Jo-Ann's (with a coupon, of course). |
I think I'll do elastic with the cotton pants. Thoughts or tips on that?
Had to share a funny holiday pic (it's almost that time of year, right?). This is my husband and my father-in-law, Randall. The elf and Santa shirts are from Target last year. This was not planned. We arrived at their house and this is what Randall was wearing! Like father, like son?!
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| This is Randall's debut on my blog. I could not ask for a better father-in-law. |
