I will admit it, I love sewing pyjamas! Usually you are sewing with a cotton (often flannelette) which isn't slippery and the fussy details like piping are easy to attach. They also get worn to death so lot of wear for your sewing buck!
To this day, I have made 17 full pairs of Lisette pjs and two pairs of extra bottoms!
Liesl Gibson's Lisette B6296 is one hard working pattern.
Tildy requested a gingham pair piped in navy. I wasn't sure about that combination but I was surprised and pleased with how snappy they looked!
The gingham pattern was printed not woven and it was not printed true to grain. I decided to fussy cut the cuffs and pockets (so they were technically off grain) and I cut the pocket trim on the bias (but interfaced this piece). I cut the main body true to grain and stoically ignored the pattern not matching perfectly (this was not easy, trust me, my brain likes symmetry)
I do sew my cuffs a little differently to the pattern instructions. I like to inclosed all my raw edges for a perfect finish rather than leaving an overlocked edge. It's a little more work but worth it. I topstitch the cuff in place along the edge of the piping.
Piping the back yoke can be fiddly and it is best if you neaten those two seams before attaching the piping for ease.
I neaten my waistband too, top stitching from the right side inclosing my raw edges, leaving a gap in the side seam of the waistband to thread the elastic through.
As per usual I narrow the shoulders by an inch, grading that down to the top sleeve notch. I made Tilly the size 10 top and the size 12 bottoms. No FBA is needed.
A lovely sew for my sweet, sweet girl.
Thank you for reading... xx Nicole
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