So -- okay -- ONCE AGAIN -- I should have taken more "BEFORE" pictures. But, at the time, I didn't know this project would be "blog-worthy". The magic to this Frankensew is that I started with a man's flannel shirt.
DUH!! The hard part is already done -- the neckline, shoulder, sleeves, placket....buttons,buttonholes...
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| I cut the man's shirt about 1" below the breast pocket... |
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| I also cut off the collar -- leaving just the collar stay... |
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| I added the cut-off part of the man's shirt to the bottom of my new nightgown. |
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| The sleeves were too long -- so I cut off the "cuff", made a little casing and added some elastic. |
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| Obviously, I sewed a bunch of random flannel pieces together (including a second flannel shirt) to create the actual nightshirt. This crappy picture is the best I have of me, wearing my new flannel nightshirt. I AM LOVING IT..!! |
I have a nice set of red plaid flannel sheets (which I will NEVER put on a bed) -- so I'm thinking I could cut up one of my old sweatshirts, and add a red plaid flannel skirt to make another nightshirt.
Altho -- how many flannel nightshirts does one woman need. Really? I'd best not worry about that.
Um, as we are now hanging tight to the house you cannot have too many flannel nightshirts! ask me how I know. I do draw the line on wearing them to work...even though I am working from home right now :) But at 5:05 I am in the flannel!
ReplyDeleteI love your Frankensewing projects. Another AWESOME finished project. I am with Bridget. You can never have too many.
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