Butterick 6296

Fabric:   I used the rest of my 10+ yards of ivory linen

Size:      18  with no adjustments & because they are loose PJs, fit 
              pretty well....did have issue with armhole...see below

Notions: vintage Wrights Tubular Bias (instead of piping) in dk grey



Things I changed as I worked:

1.  Did not use shirt pocket as I didn't have enough piping

2.  I used French Seams throughout

3.  Shortened pants - highly unusual for me as I have a short body
     and long legs







Things that went wrong and need to be changed for next time:

1.  Stay Stitch the top collar area before doing anything.  The 
     instructions have you do this well after handling the front, back
     & collar pieces and I was lucky, this time, that nothing 
     stretched out of shape.

2.  #4 Collar piece - the triangle markings were too close together
     and resulted in a small amount of unfinished seam on each 
     shoulder/collar area.  AND there was nothing to be done to 
     fix it....as it was too late!  So, I measured and moved the 
     triangles out 1" on each side, for next attempt.

3.  Lost #8 buttonhole guide, so used my Simflex AND only used
     3 buttons, because that was all I had in that size and the right
     color.

4.  Cut down #18 elastic guide for waistband to a size 16, as 18
     was toooo long.

5.  The armholes were too long and make movement slightly
     difficult, not unwearable, but needs fixing for next PJs.  I 
     raised the armhole by 3/4" and the sleeves to match.  Hope
     I did it correctly, have never done this adjustment before.

Finally, I really like how these look, despite minor issues.  However, I think I might order Closet Case Files Carolyn PJs to compare.......when I want to make PJs again.  This has been the hardest thing I have made that fit wasn't a huge issue.  They probably look a little HAPPY HANDS, but I'm not wearing them out of the house, so am relatively happy with them.

NEXT.......a t-shirt or something easy!!