16 Pairs Of PJ Pants... And A Partridge In A Pear Tree

One of my more recent holiday traditions has been to undertake some harebrained scheme for a crafty gift that MUST be finished by Christmas morning (like Eva's quilt from last Christmas or pictures for my dad two years ago).

This year it was pajama pants for all 11 cousins.

However, since I couldn't decide on fabric for all of them it turned into 16 pairs of pajama pants.

See, way back on Black Friday when I was tweeting about how ridiculous the whole get-up-at-the-crack-of-dawn-and-fight-the-crowds-for-sales thing is, someone replied with info on a doorbuster sale at JoAnn's - flannel for $1.49 a yard. So, I phoned a friend and we busted down that door.

Fast forward about a  month and there I sat, with 16 yards of flannel and a sewing machine.

I didn't take pictures of all the steps. But, I used this tutorial and Nancy over on My Cotton Creations took pictures that are fantastic and made the entire project totally doable.

My kids loved their PJ pants. One of my favorite memories of Christmas morning was Hannah hiding behind the couch to change into her new PJ pants because she couldn't wait to wear them.

The cousins loved their PJ pants. Not sure if they all fit, but the kids will grow.

This project was definitely worth the time I spent sewing. I learned a lot about how to make simple pants and may never buy pajamas for my kids again... especially if I can keep finding flannel on sale!