Blimey, I made it
Flobear - entry 1 and only!
Bunny pyjamas. Cotton jersey fabric impulse-bought in Doughty's at least 6 months ago. Guessed at quantities.
Patterns For trousers used an ancient Style pattern which I adapted once before. Made a nice tidy copy on my new pattern paper
Intended to use Style Arc T-shirt cut a bit bigger for top but decided a placket would be more interesting so treated myself to Itch-to-Stitch Henley top with raglan sleeves.
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A few problems due to my inexperience at using jersey fabrics:
i) Found rotary cutter better for cutting some parts out.
ii) Straight stitching on jersey a nightmare. Needed walking foot but Pfaff skipped stitches. Bernina (no walking foot) sewed nicely but rucked fabric unless tacked to within an inch of its life. Overlocker not keen on woolly nylon in loopers. Pfaff better when a stretch-stitch needle used.
Placket - why
Practised because I hadn't done one for years. Didn't like one method, tried another.
Buttonholes a shambles - Pfaff again. Thought I'd hand-sew but came to my senses and used buttons purely decoratively.
The other non-functioning bit is the dangly thing at the waist. It's so I don't put the trousers on back-to-front!
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And here's the finished article, after all that palaver: (nowhere sensible in this house to take photos!)
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