When I started sewing more than a handful of years ago, I thought I wanted to quilt.  Turns out, I don’t.  I made one quilt.  It’s usable but unfinished.  I plan on making one more.  That’s it. Quilts?  Not my thang.

But clothes making?  Totally my thang. I’ve made a little bit of everything.  Pants, shirts, skirts, jumpers, dresses, costumes and pajamas.  Mama-made pajamas are most favored nation status around here.

While I subscribe to Ottobre Magazine, my favorite nightgown pattern is easily found at most fabric stores and Wal-Mart (I know, I know the DEBBIL).  It’s a McCall’s  See and Sew B4005 and it runs about 2.99.  Why do I like it?  It really IS easy.  At this point, I can get this nightgown together in about thirty minutes.

Fairy Fabric from Joann's and hid in my "collection" for a couple of years.

I do want to make one point.

The problem with “Big 3″ patterns is that they’re sizing is off.  Seriously.  Littlebit is running around a 4t now.  I pulled out my measuring tape and measured her, matching her measurements to the pattern.  It reccomended I sew her a size 4.

Huge nightie plus some big cheese

Well, as you can see the nightie is falling off of Littlebit.  I could probably cut her down to a size three or maybe even a two without it being too small.  I also chopped about six inches off of the length as well.  My point? Well, it’s a great pattern, but beware of sizing even when measuring.  If your fabric is extra speical and you want a perfect fit, it might be worth it to make a practice nightie in some less special fabric first.

Overall, though, this is a great pattern for a new sewist (I like that better than sewer which can be taken more than one way).  If you have girlie little girls, she’ll probably love it too.

I’ve been struggling with progress on the Habit Project.  I think, at this point, I’ve made a semi-conscious choice to delay #2 and move on to number three.  Which is working out great, for now.

To keep myself on track, I’m using 2do on my iPhone.  I enter in my chores, commitments, etc and am having good success.  I’m sorry about leaving off he exercise, but I need to wrap my head around a better way to do it.

Using my calendar (and task lists) have left the hous clean, which means more time to ponder crafty possibilities, like what sort of sundress I should make with this.