SEW 3 Pairs of PJ Pants FAST!! Beginner-friendly!
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Join me as I sew some last-minute gifts. Three pairs of PJ pants, lickity split! I’ll give lots of tips to show how you can quickly batch sew some comfy and cozy fleece pants, even if you’re a beginner!
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Very nice! I love how you put the little folded over tab in the center back. I hate commercial tags because they feel scratchy to me, but, since I often change into my pajamas in the dark, I like the easy solution you have for being able to tell the front from the back. Great idea!
Oh, thanks, KGS! I really should do it for myself too! I'm always trying to figure out the front and back of the PJs I've made for myself!
@@CatherineSews Catherine: I really liked this video. I have a special request. I have had a mastectomy and live in Florida. There are times when it is too warm to wear a cami, turtleneck, or scarf. Buying v-necks look good on me, but reveal too much. You are so clever; I know you have a solution. I would be so interested to see. Thank you. Georgia
@@georgiaannbicknell6129 Hi Georgia, have you seen my video on making necklines smaller? I'm wondering if the lace inset in the V-neck would be a good solution for you. ua-cam.com/video/d67eYq698AA/v-deo.html
@@CatherineSews I have not looked at this video. Will do so now.
@@CatherineSews I did look at the insert with the gray t-shirt. Super. The match was perfect. There used to be a small piece called a “dickie” I think that would be like a turtle neck or collar that fit in the front of a shirt or blouse. I do have a camisole neckline bra in lace that I had forgotten about. My problem is from the side regular bras allow the pocket that holds the filler to create a gap and can be seen from the side so the gathering might not work.
Doing this with thrifted sheets!
I love the idea of adding the little piece of fabric to mark the back!! Thanks!!
I really enjoy your teaching style! Thank you for building my confidence in sewing clothing!
You are so welcome! It's so rewarding to hear that my videos help build your confidence!
I love the way you made these sweet pants.
Thank you! 😊
I love your teaching method.
Merry Christmas to you and your Catherine. Thanks for a wonderful and very useful year of vlogs. Cheers Mary
Merry Christmas, Mary! Thanks for being such a great part of my channel's community!
You make project seem so easy!
Guys love these pants. I made shorts for my husband in the 90’s. His friends loved them. But I had no time to sew for all of them. The pants also had side pockets, which were a winner.
Yay! I am always buying plain black, jersey pants for daily wear. I love the look of no outer side seam. Your video hellps me envision using my store bought as a patterrn to be able to levate the material quality and clors! Thanks!
That's such a good take away from this video! Great to hear!
Oh what a great idea to use hockey pucks as weights! I'm so Canadian, too, eh..........LOL. Well I better get a load of fabric because my son is 6ft 7in tall.
Wow! He'll so appreciate pants that are the right length!
They are so cute! Much less expensive way to have family matching pj's! That little tab in the back is such a great addition, my husband always has trouble figuring out which way is which! I leave a seam on the sides so I can add pockets!
Yes, i love that little tab! I had a debate about pockets. I love them, but I wanted to show how fast it can be to batch sew pj pants!
Thank you Catherine and have a Merry Christmas with your loved ones 😘😎🐕🦺
Thank you. You too!
So cute! I'm stealing the back tag idea. I always have to figure out which is which!
Haha, me too!
It’s been over twenty three years since sewing clothing w mom and recently w prices going up, I’ve definitely been wanting to sew again. Patterns confuse me so your video’s have been a great refresher and teaching tool. Thanks so much.
Totally loved this. Its exactly what I needed to do.🥰
Wonderful to hear! I hope your PJ project goes well!
Very smart, leave a tail to know it's the back, adding the tab to the back. The only thing I would add is a long pocket on each side, great video, thank you. 😇
Perfect timing! I just bought fleece today to make two pairs of pajama pants tomorrow. Great instructions as always. Thank you ! I hope you have a wonderful holiday!
So great to hear! I was hoping that the timing would be perfect for someone, and that turned out to be you! Good luck with it!
Love the back tag!
God Job !!!!
Love it !!!!
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Just want to say as a single dad you video are very very helpful with raising a lil girl
Oh, that's so great to hear! You must be doing a wonderful job with her!
channels likebyour make it easier to save on lil things that add up so thanks
I started making Christmas pj's for my friends two children who are now 27 and 25. I used flannel and still have all the leftover fabric for a quilt. I started out making complete pj's until they were preteens and wanted the pants only......which was great because as you've shown, it's easy and quick! I aded the small tab in the back too so they knew how to put them on!
Thank you Catherine, Ive wanted to make a pair of cotton and a pair of fleece PJ bottoms for my daughter to take away to University so this is perfect. I always stress about the amount of fabric to purchase so many thanks for your fantastic directions. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and I look forward to watching you in 2023. 🌲🇬🇧
Great to hear, S! So glad you found it helpful. Your daughter will love wearing the PJ pants that her mum made for her!
Hi Catherine, I finally made three pairs of fleece pants. Two for my daughter, with pockets, and one for my husband similar to the ones you made. She comes home from school every evening and puts on her fleece pants. The best thing I've ever made for her. Thank you for all the hard work you put into your tutorials. Sally ❤🇬🇧
Very nice, this is defiantly going to make for my grand children, thank you for such easy way of explaining
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I love this idea for myself 😂 can't wait to try it. Thank you for the video... take care.
Sure, why not do all 3 for yourself!? I'm sure you deserve it 😃
This takes me back to the days I used to teach sewing to middle and highschool students. Lots of demos, and often used this same type of no-side-seam patterns for pj pants or boxer shorts. Noting the different pant lengths for different heights is brilliant. Wish I had thought of that!
I botched my pants so bad. I made a patterns from a pair my dad had and accidentally serged the front inseam together! So I’m here now. 😂 Thank you!!!
Love the hockey pucks! Fellow Canuk :) I also make a fabric tag for the back. My initials are NN, and when I buy JOANN jersey fabric I cut off the NN . It doesn't fray, so I just sew that into the backs of everything :) I have some that say Doodles and use that for my grandkids because of the soft jersey 🙃
I love these! Thanks for sharing.
I might want to make a pair for . So easy
When my grand daughters were growing up, I made them lots of play shorts. I always put those little tabs in the back waist seam so they could tell front and back when they got dressed. I prefer to sew in the ditch at center front, center back, side seams if I have them to keep the elastic from folding and twisting. I never liked sewing through the elastic because of the stretching and never quite going back to the original size. I am loving your channel, and learning a lot, even tho I am 78 and started sewing as a child in 4H at 10 years old.
Aw Catherine, I have listened to several of your videos now. I am understanding what is so familiar to me; you sound like my mother: "everything has its place." And, you are a teacher. I too am a teacher by profession currently working with adults :-)). I was asking for your 10 th year project-the cami. I was thinking, "dickie," to put in feminine v-necklines that plunge, or an insert to the blouse, like what you showed us in your t-shirt video. Thank you so much for showing us how you have organized your sewing room using Ikea pieces. I am a crafter and being a teacher have put aside (sort of) my hobbies that I want to persue when I "retire." As this time nears, I have been looking at re-using my home space. The problem is that I have had to move my work space home during COVID. My home is not organized and space needs to be more cleanly defined and purged. I need a desk with three screens or two screens and phone/iPad. I want to paint acrylics, sew, and make costume jewelry. What to keep and what to give for others to re-purpose. Seeing your wonderful organizational ability, I am SO envious. What do you think are the most important clothing pieces to keep for times you need to interface with the office/classroom setting? Three pieces are nice, but I don't want to look like the granny with over sweater with pockets. Yes, I do like pockets and have large hands, so big pockets-in-seam or sewn as patches... but don't want to look frumpy. I am currently cleaning my closet. I would appreciate any suggestions. I am thinking I can have my jewelry and sewing room in the same area. What do you think? Can my office be moved into a bedroom with a dressing area and my closet? Georgia Ann
HI Georgia Ann, wow, you've got a lot of ideas spinning around in your head all at once! The first thing would be to organize your space. Yes, I think a bedroom could be organized to hold your office, sewing area, and dressing room. That's a great combo!
Nice! I kept an old flannel capri pj pants to copy so I will try this. Fleece is too hot, will do it in flannel!
Great video. I wish I'd used wide fleece for mine instead of flannel that's only 44 inches wide since I needed 2.5 yards. Next time. A good free pattern for this is Walk the Plank pattern by Patterns for Pirates. ( You don't print all the pages since they use layers and 2 size ranges so only need some of the pages). They construct the leg seams first but otherwise, the same. I didn't know if the waist was going to be perfect and since I was sending 3 of mine to another country, I put drawstrings with buttonholes in. This is definitely more fiddling but safer in the long run for me. Happy Holidays!
Thanks for a great pattern source, and the idea of the drawstring is so smart. I rarely do them, but that's the perfect solution!
Cotton flannel sheets are a fairly inexpensive source of wide fabric for pjs.
Thank you for this video ... i did not know about putting the 2 pattern pieces together to get rid of the side seams. Great idea ... love South Africa xx
So glad you found it helpful! Lots of love back to you in South Africa!
Catherine, instead of a full elastic stitched in , you can make them more adjustable (like for the girlfriends assuming the guys are old enough) by doing this. Cut a piece of elastic about 60 to 75 percent of the waist measurement. On each end of the elastic attach a ribbon or a tie that is long enough to complete the waist and provide enough to tie easily. Thread it through the casing and stitch the center of the elastic to the back center seam, so it can’t slip the ribbons should extend through he casing at the front. I’d leave an opening in the front seam for that.
I love that idea!
Great video
Queen Catherine I'm a little late watching this but what a fabulous clear video. Thanks. Happy New Year to you 🙂👍
Thank you! You too, my Queen!
I want to try this so much!
I love these and it seems easy enough to give it a go. Thank you!
Thank you for another great video. Can't get enough.
I use Simplicity 8022 one pattern piece as you used in your video. No side seams. I did a search and found Simplicity D0587 Pants Sewing Pattern Child, Adult Teen Sizes Simplicity 9132 and (Same Pattern as Simplicity 8022 single pattern piece). Great video instructions.
Thanks so much! Great to know!
Great tutorial, Happy New Year
That was so useful, and really liked the contrasting label to show the back. I wouldn't zigzag the elastic because it's always the bit to need replacing while the trousers have plenty of wear left, so I like to leave the elastic unattached so I can pull it out and replace it. The trousers looked very comfy on you, I like the idea of no side seam :)
I ❤fleece pj pants but they must have a pocket or two . I use an old Kwik sew pattern that has simple side seam pockets . Flannel is great too!
You are amazing! I really enjoy watching you and you inspire me, I stopped sewing years ago, you have inspired me to sew again. Thx!
The Batman is genius. If it's long enough it could be used a a hang up loop.
These are great. In my family, everybody gets new night clothes for Christmas Eve, and I think this would be a cute idea for this year. But they need pockets. Maybe patch pockets so that we can avoid putting in that front to back side seam that you eliminated. Now we just need to find an easy top pattern.
So easy peasy! Love your channel and how you explain and demonstrate so well. Question: how can I use my existing pj pants as a template?
Well, I just happen to have the perfect video for you! Here you go: ua-cam.com/video/v3fuiFkm-ms/v-deo.html
Great idea for Christmas gifts! The little piece of fabric in the back is genius! As I’ve been binge watching your videos, there’s an actress that you remind me of, Kelly Martin. ❤️
For someone who has never made any type of wearables, I'm utterly confused.. I really wish I were able to understand this because I'd really love to make my own jammies.
Thanks so much for simplifying! How do I figure out the base pattern for fabric cutting that will fit all waist sizes?? Does one pattern base work for men, women and kids?
Sometimes I serg the hem edge and then stitch it before I sew the inseam. Leg holes can be hard to hem once the inseam is sewn.
Thank you! Very well done and so helpful. I had a problem last year trying to sew a pair of capris. This would have helped me then... By the way what type of material would you use for making capris for yourself? Have a wonderful Christmas!
Your long sleeve tshirt that you made goes nicely with the PJ pants too!😁 You mentioned that you prefer to make a casing for your elastic. I typically do the same for pants such as these but, I wish I could successfully attach the elastic. I have watched videos and attempted this technique but, have not had any luck. It always seems to stretch out too much and ends up being too big. I also have tried to stitch over the elastic like you but, this hasn’t worked for me either. I just end up inserting in the casing and just stitch it closed. Do you find that this is a common problem?
Your illustrations are really helpful. I am curious why you serge the edges of the fleece since I was under the impression that fleece doesn't fray. Is there some advantage?
Merry Christmas to you and your family. You have a wonderfully helpful channel.
You're right, Mary. Fleece doesn't fray. I serged because I don't love unfinished edges and I think the serging helps make the pants more durable. But leaving fleece edges unserged would be fine in most cases.
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Is the first seam necessary if you will be serging anyway? Now to pick out some fleece, winter isn't done with us yet! Love the videos!!!
I actually think the first seam is the only one that really matters with fleece. I probably didn't need to serge it at all, because it won't fray, but I feel like it adds some durability.
Great video! Thank you. One question, why stitch and serge, isn’t just serging 2 pieces together strong enough? I see lots of people do that, whats your opinion?
Good question! On lightweight knits I definitely just serge, but on heavier knits and wovens I prefer to sew and the serge. It's stronger and more durable, and it ensures that you're catching both edges.
@@CatherineSews thanks!
Beautiful😁 fo you have a pattern for the pj pants?
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I’m not sure about not having any pockets ??? Are these pocketless pants well received ?
Which needle type did you use for the sewing machine to sew the fleece and with the elastic band? Thanks
Shake what yo mama gave ya! hahaha
MC! You're first to the PJ party!!
@@CatherineSews Ohhhh, it's THAT kind of party!!! hahaha
With some tags at the back or side feel so itchy and scratchy to me, I have to remove them and sew up the hem, Slazenger seem to be the worst to me they are also way to big xx
Hi! May I ask where your classroom is?
Could you have serged the seam without also sewing it?
I think for a heavier knit like fleece, it's better to sew than just serge.