![]() ![]() Update – April 15: Christine Haynes, the author of the book, tweeted today to thank me for hosting this giveaway of her book! She was excited about it and I added her tweet into the comments section. They are leaps and bounds above corsets, petticoats, cages and heavy long skirts. ![]() Finally, by the late 1920s, beach pajamas appeared outside the bedroom as swimsuit cover-ups on the beaches and boats of the French Riviera, then quickly moved on to the streets of Britain and spread across the globe. Society still did not want to accept women in this new role. When crepe beach and lounge pajamas were first worn at the seaside, trouser wearing women were a rare sight and still very much confined to only beach and promenade areas while in public. These ‘beach pajamas’ were an early form of the pants suit. This was a new, ‘masculine’ look that offered loose, sailor style trousers for women to wear at home and at the beach. And now, you are wondering to yourself, “What is she going to do with two little heart-shaped pockets on the pajamas? What will she carry in there?” Well, I can answer that…Ĭredits: First Picture of Pajama Party, circa 1927, taken from ĭuring the 1920s, Coco Chanel and Madeleine Vionnet promoted silky, luxurious pajamas as evening wear to wear initially in private after which Coco Chanel began to wear trousers herself in public. Ultimately, I decided this would have been too ‘busy’ as the main fabric’s paisley pattern was already quite elaborate. An alternative would have been to make bias binding out of the contrast fabric from the pajama bottoms hem and waistband. I used an ivory 1/4″ pre-made bias binding (although the pattern calls for 1/2″) as I wanted it to emulate the thin piping on the pants. ![]() This was my first time making this pattern and I just love it! So simple, but the result is very polished. I had just enough fabric for a small matching top, so downloaded the Colette Sorbetto, as it only used approximately 3/4 of a metre of fabric for the entire top. This type of piping would look great with silk or satin fabric. I used ivory coloured lingerie piping, which is made of satin, (instead of the ready-made cotton piping), and the sheen really made the pajama bottoms look elegant. Both the body and the contrast fabric for the pajamas are 100% cotton. I love the wide legs, shaped front and back and piping design element of the Tofino pattern, but also wanted to add the ridiculously adorable heart-shaped pockets and contrasting hem and waistband from the Lazy Morning PJ Pattern. This is actually a free pattern and you can download the PDF for it by clicking here, then print it out onto letter sized paper and tape together. I also added a pajama top to the mix and decided on Colette Patterns Sorbetto top. Downtown DIY Sewing Book Lazy Morning PJ Bottoms Patternįor the pajama bottoms, I used the Sewaholic Tofino Pants Pattern, and ‘frankenpatterned’ them by adding elements from the Lazy Morning PJ Bottoms pattern found in the book Downtown DIY Sewing by Alice Chadwick. ![]()
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