Sewing Family Christmas Pajamas

Today is my stop on the Sew Family Jammies blog tour being hosted by Mac, who is one of the wonderful creatives behind Sew Altered Style. This was my first time to make my entire family Christmas pajamas!!!

When I first set out to make everyone pajamas, I thought “Pajamas are easy. I am going to just knock this out really quick.” Then, time went on, and my thoughts quickly changed to “Wow, I have 5 kids. This is going to take forever.”

Don’t worry. It didn’t take forever. I chose quick knit patterns for both tops and bottoms and did not use the same fabric for more than two people. I didn’t want to get bored half way through, so I used several fabrics that worked beautifully together.

Now, let’s dive in to the patterns I chose and then we will chat about fabric, where we all have worn our pajamas, and of course, holiday cheer!

Greenstyle Brassie and Iron Joggers

For my husband I used the Greenstyle Iron Joggers*. This is his favorite lounge and pajama pattern, and he asks me to make him more all the time. In fact, I have several pairs in the queue for him as Christmas presents.

For my joggers, I used the Greenstyle Brassie jogger pattern. It is my absolute favorite jogger pattern for women and is so comfy! I used the mid rise and did not add buttonholes or grommets. Instead, I shortened the width of my waistband and added some height.

You can see the sew along I did for the Brassie and Iron Joggers here.

Greenstyle Green Tee

For my top, I used the FREE Greenstyle Green Tee pattern. I always size up on this pattern for extra ease. I also added a cuff (and removed 4 inches of length off of the long sleeve to accommodate the cuff) so that it has a more pajama feel.

I did not make my husband’s top. He said he already had one picked out that he wanted to wear, so I saved some time on him!

Striped Swallow Juniper Joggers

For my youngest four kids, I used the Striped Swallow Juniper Joggers as their pajama bottoms pattern. I love the ease in the Juniper pattern because it means the bottoms will fit my kids for more than a month. I have sewn other pajama patterns that were nicely fitted, and then, my kids outgrew them so quick that it just was not worth my time. On my middle kid, I left his loose on the bottom and just hemmed them, while I used the included cuff piece for my other kids.

This jogger pattern is super quick to make because it doesn’t have a side seam or pockets. It is seriously 30 minutes from start to finish.

Greenstyle Everyday Yoga Pants

For my oldest daughter, I used the Greenstyle Everyday Yoga Pants*. She is now in the women’s sizing on the pattern, so I removed length (4.5 inches) for her height.

I straightened out all the leg seams to give them a loose fit. I used my big quilting ruler and drew a straight line from crotch to hem. Here is what that looks like:

The Made by Jack’s Mum Eclipse Top

For my two oldest daughters I used the MBJM Eclipse top, one in long sleeve and the other short sleeve. I used soft jersey fabrics without spandex. I found the fabric on my shelf but have no recollection of where it came from!

Made for Mermaids Lee Raglan

For my middle son (the boy with dark brown hair), I used the Lee raglan by Made for Mermaids. I made him a size 8 according to his measurements and didn’t alter the pattern. He is such a sweetheart!

Sew a Little Seam Movie Night Pajamas

For my youngest two kids’ tops, I used the Sew a Little Seam Movie Night Pajama top. It is a free pajama pattern that also includes bottoms. I have made the pajama bottoms before, but they were more fitted, and my kids grew out of them too quickly.

I had to adjust the Movie Night Pajamas top pattern for both of them because they are skinnier and taller than the pattern is drafted for. (My son is a 6 height and 5 width, and my daughter is a 2 height and 12 month width).

For some reason, the pattern recommends adding length only in the body, but I did not adjust like the pattern recommends because I knew they needed the extra length also in the armscye, not only in the body. So, I used the bigger size for the armsyce and the width of the smaller size.

Fabric

Now let’s talk about all the fun fabric I used!! The main prints that I used were (1) stripes from The Fabric Fairy, (2) Christmas Unicorns from Joann, and (3) Buffalo Plaid from Hobby Lobby. The coordinating red, black, and green solids are cotton lycra from Made Whimsy Fabric.

The Fabric Fairy Stripes are yarn-dyed. This means that the yarn is dyed and the print is the same on the front and back. I used the 3/4 inch stripe size for the red and white and the 3/8 inch stripe for the green and white.

This fabric is just so soft! I LOVE it!! I was worried the red would not be the right Christmas shade I wanted based on the listing photo, but once I received it, I was ecstatic that it was the perfect Christmas red shade.

My daughters are really into unicorns lately and got so excited when we spotted Christmas unicorns at Joann. Stripes, hearts, unicorns, joy, pink, red, and mint!! It is just perfect. This one is in the doodles section and is cotton with just a little spandex. I have heard it shrinks a lot, so I always buy extra.

I just can’t get over all things plaid this year so I couldn’t pass up the Christmas buffalo plaid at Hobby Lobby. They had it in knit, fleece, and flannel. I went with the knit!!

We took photos of our matching pajamas on Saturday and afterwards made a trip to Costco. We didn’t have time to go home to change so we just wore our pajamas!

Before we walked in, one of my kids said, “Mom, everyone is going to stare at me, and I am going to be so embarrassed!” To which I replied, “You don’t need to be embarrassed. Just look at all the JOY you see on people’s faces.” When we were back in the car, I turned around to see a crew of smiling faces and heard, “Mom, I made their day.”

I am SO GLAD I took the time to make us all PJs. I am such a sucker for Christmas and have been singing and playing Christmas songs so much lately and it took my Christmas JOY to a whole new level.  Sew Family Jammies may now just be a tradition for the Aguilars.

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