March 17, 2016

Spring Break PJ Party: Something for Everyone

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Yay!! Spring break is here for me, and almost gone now. I’m so excited to be joining in on this HUGE blog tour. Bloggers and designers from all over the globe are joining in on this spring break pajama party. My kids and I plan to stay in our pj’s everyday of break as long as possible. This means everyone is going to need some new ones because I believe in making laundry, not washing it. Can I get an Amen?! Be sure to make it all the way to the bottom of this post, there are all kinds of giveaways for this tour! Don’t miss out.

This pajama party was about using sewing patterns from my digital stash rather than buying anything new. I do love the Alex and Anna pj’s from Peekaboo Pattern Shop, however I thought it would be more appropriate to use a patterns that I have never sewn up. I decided to go with Create Kids Couture Tansy’s Knit Pajamas because it has a lot of options and is a pajama pattern. This pattern includes bottoms at any length, shirts with multiple sleeve lengths, and gown options for both short and long versions. Basically, you could sew up all your pajamas year around with this pattern. I was slightly sad that there were no printing directions to help reduce the number of pages print, but I made it work. I do like that the sleeves all have cuff options. I’m all about using cuffs whenever possible! It saves time and always looks nicer on my projects. I NEED a cover stitch machine! I did size up on all the pajamas I made with this pattern so that my girls could wear them longer. If I make some more from this pattern, I will probably not do that. The fit was looser than I expected and I think they would have done fine without the sizing up.

Each of the twins selected their own style. As expected, one requested a gown while the other wanted pants and a shirt. I ordered fabric from Raspberry Creek Fabrics to use for these new pj’s, but I somehow forgot to submit the order and by time I discovered my error it was too late for it to arrive in time. I still plan on using my new fabric for pajamas, it will just be a bit before I get those all sewn up. I’ll have to share those in a new post. I did use some of the navy and white polka dots Club fabric I had on hand to give Raspberry Creek a little shout out.

PJParty6 — When one child is willing to do photos and the other….. isn’t.

For our spring break party we ate popcorn for dinner, watched a movie, and played on big sister’s bed while she was away on a sleep over. I think they enjoyed the fun. This is basically what happens when I try to take photos with both of the little girls together. Mix the twins in a photo that is inside and there is basically no hope for me to get a photo that is of semi-quality. I’m working on that.

PJParty1 — My children feel it is necessary to eat popcorn with a spoon. Who does this? It’s like they are eating cereal or something.

We did have some good fun with our party. I wish we had another week off, I know I could use the sewing time. A week is just never enough.

What are some pajama patterns you haven’t seen on the #PJPartyTour that you love? I know I want to try out some more patterns and my fabric should be here any day now. Now, but sure to check out all the greatness from the tour sponsors below!

There are 24 shops sponsoring prizes for this tour!
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Along with today’s daily giveaway (see below!) there is also larger giveaway and a link up happening. Go to today’s post over at Made By Jaime to get the full details on how to link up and to enter the giveaway!

We are also lucky to have four fabric shops offering readers discount codes:

Mabel Madison is offering 20% off with the code JAMMIES. Code expires March 31st!

PhatQuarters is offering 10% off OR FREE shipping to US addresses on orders over 40$ US (with an equivalent discount for international shoppers). Use the code PHAT10 for 10% off OR FREE40 for free shipping to US.

Raspberry Creek Fabrics is offering 15% off with the code PJPARTYTOUR. Good through March 26th!

Tangled Blossoms Designs is offering 10% off with the code PJPARTY. Code expires March 25th!

And now for today’s giveaway!

Today’s prize is sponsored by Paisley Roots. You could win both patterns: the All Spice dress and the Saffron Twirl dress! Visit Paisley Roots to see what they have to offer. The giveaway ends March 25th at 11:59pm EST. See the Rafflecopter on how to enter! You have up to 7 chances to win! The winner will be chosen March 26th and will have 48 hours to respond to the email before a new winner is chosen.

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