From PJ Pants to Face Masks
A number of years ago (pre-kiddo, which sometimes feels like a lifetime away), I made some PJ bottoms for my (then boyfriend now) husband and myself. I was enrolled in an evening sewing class, and the theme for the class projects was elastic waist pants, so I thought it'd be a nice idea.
I bought some cotton (I believe it's quilting cotton, but then again I've never made or even touched a quilt, so I can't be sure 🙂) at Stoffen Spektakel (which doesn't help with fabric identification, as it's an indoor market with lots of little stalls filled with fabric bolts, but very few labels on the bolts). Some navy with white stars, and some grey with white stars.
There was some wrong measuring, some swapping colors, letting out seam allowances and using a hem facing to conserve length, but I got there in the end 🙂
Here are the resulting PJ bottoms:
Fast-forward a good 5 or 6 years, and we're now in a crazy Covid-induced reality, and we need face masks. The recommendat…
I bought some cotton (I believe it's quilting cotton, but then again I've never made or even touched a quilt, so I can't be sure 🙂) at Stoffen Spektakel (which doesn't help with fabric identification, as it's an indoor market with lots of little stalls filled with fabric bolts, but very few labels on the bolts). Some navy with white stars, and some grey with white stars.
There was some wrong measuring, some swapping colors, letting out seam allowances and using a hem facing to conserve length, but I got there in the end 🙂
Here are the resulting PJ bottoms:
Fast-forward a good 5 or 6 years, and we're now in a crazy Covid-induced reality, and we need face masks. The recommendat…