So my friend's older son had a birthday in July. This is the kid for whom I made monster PJs last summer. I had asked her a month or so below his birthday about those PJs and how they fit. She said then that they still fit great, and that her boys (the other is 17 months younger) fight over the jammies that I make. Well, that sounds like a winner! So I dug some vintage car flannel out of my remnant stash - I think I had a little over half a yard. It was pretty much just enough for these size S shorts, with some scraps for embellishing the shirt. The black flannel was a Black Friday purchase last year - with no particular intent, just figuring that I can always use black flannel, right? Especially for $1.49/yard. Anyway, I used Pam Erny's clean finish for facings on the neckband, then stitched it in place so that it would be flipped right side to the outside of the neck. I like doing that on these flannel PJs, so that it actually looks like part of a set. And I added a pocket from the car flannel as well. He just turned 7, and Thing 1 is 9 and wearing the size M, so I'm hoping that the S will continue to fit my friend's son for awhile longer.
And if I get a gift in the mail before the next calendar month is over, it's all good, right? ;) This arrived August 31st, so I'm still good.
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