May has been quite a bit of a crazy month for me with the pandemic and work so I haven’t had a chance to blog much. Instead I’ve been sharing my makes on Instagram.
One of my most recent makes was a Carolyn Pyjamas shirt. I hacked the pattern by squaring the collar and grading in a few sizes at the waist to make it suitable as an everyday shirt instead of pyjamas. I also chose not to include piping or the cuffs.
I’ve made the pyjama pants from the pattern quite a few times and really love them, however this was the first time that I’ve used this pattern for the shirt.
I did find attaching the collar and facings a little confusing though because there was no facing for the back. I watched a sew along from Sew Sew Live which was really helpful and I figured it out eventually.
I used a navy and white dot rayon fabric from Spotlight which feels very light and breathable. I also used Timber & Wood wooden buttons from Spotlight. I love how this shirt turned out, it is so comfortable and I would definitely consider this to be secret pyjamas! I am definitely planning to make many more!
Also an update on Me Made May 2020 – I chose not to participate this year because I was working from home in May due to COVID-19 restrictions (primarily in pyjamas 😬) so there wasn’t a lot of variety in the makes I was wearing. I did try to think of a pledge that I could make but felt like committing to Me Made May this year would have been stressful more than anything. I’m looking forward to participating next year though!
Thanks for reading!
Bridgette Makes 
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