Upcycling Pyjamas 

So you love the fabric but the fits all wrong? You’re over the item but the colour suits you so well?

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I’ve been meaning to do this for a while and this long weekend (in New Zealand) finally gave me the opportunity to do it.

It’s time to upcycle! This is a Hanna Andersson nighty which I turned into some cute shortie PJs using the Halla Sleep Shorts pattern (read to the bottom to get it free!) . Let me start by saying I LOVE the print of this nighty and the fabric from Hanna Andersson as always is luscious and soft.

My mama kindly gave me this nighty with a matching set for my Tiny Knights. The downside – It’s long sleeve and long length. I hate getting too hot when sleeping so despite how much I love the print it was just too hot (and too big) for night time use.

To do this up-cycle I started with my favourite PJ shorts pattern; the sleep shorts by Halla Patterns (it’s a freebie and yes, you need it!)

I thought I was soooo clever and used the hemline of the nighty as the hemline of the shorts (oh yeah! No hemming!!!) 

I laid the pattern against my inside out nighty to check I could fit both a t-shirt and shorts out of the nighty. I actually ended up adding length to the shorts (because yes, the nighty was THAT long). I also took one of my favourite tee patterns (Hey Babie by Halla - which features in these posts) and laid it against the shoulder to get the right length.

Being the hacker I am, I decided to do “cheat cuffs” to the hem line and sleeves so I didn’t have to do any hemming (talk about avoidant!). *if you want to learn more about “Cheat Cuffs” let me know below and I’ll make a dedicated blog post.

So my up-cycled t-shirt included a couple extra inches (like 3”) so I could double fold the bottom.