I've written previously about my penchant for adding excess ease to patterns, just in case. Well, while I was looking for the missing Vogue pattern, I turned up a pair of pyjamas, in my usual extra size clown size. As they were the exact colour I needed to go with a too short nightshirt I'd made, I decided to play around with them.
When I tried them, they came just under my bust, and falling off my hips, so I had nothing to lose. I unpicked the elastic to re-use it as it was nice soft lingerie elastic, and guestimated how much to cut off the top. Pulled them out to see the side view, and the slope from back to front looked OK. On to the legs. I took about 11/4" off each seam (folded, I was not going to unpick the OL'd seam when I could cut it off).
Sewed the seams again and then did a simple elastic application, which left the elastic exposed, topstitched with a fancy zigzag.
They are now the nicest pyjamas I own. So, I've now copied them so that I can alter/make other pairs.
Anyone else done something similar? I really was beginning to despair of making pyjamas which didn't make me look like a bag of rags!
Pics tomorrow.
Jessie