I was supremely flattered when Heather of Closet Case patterns contacted me to ask if it was ok toname her latest pattern after me… wow, seriously?!
Yep, I inspired pyjamas! Honestly
I’m not sure why I find that borderline hilarious, but there it is!
finger on the pulse of what everyone is currently needing to wear and sew.
little fitted designer dresses, and have often thought that the working woman can do no wrong
by sewing up nothing but little Vogue dresses for her office/working wardrobe…
so smart and stylish and absolutely perfect for a businesswoman’s life. but here’s the thing, the number of people
working from home has increased significantly over the last few years and
comfortable loungewear is definitely a thing that work-from-home peeps are
stocking up on for their working life, not just for their after hours life. A few years ago, who’d have thought it? But
now totally this is a real trend. I
mean, I work from home myself. And although I need and want to dress up smartly for many things in my life, my real wardrobe workhorses lean towards the easy-to-wear and casual.
minimum chance of ripping or restraint while one is unconsciously flailing about, but Heather’s new
Carolyn (pinch me!) pyjamas have a slightly sleek and tailored air to them; a body
skimming rather than blouse-y line, that in the right fabrics one could happily
wear outside the house if one so wished.
Without looking like one is wearing pyjamas!
a silk/cotton for the collar and cuffs.
The little shorts are in a soft, lightweight polycotton. These were all from the remnant table at
Fabulous Fabrics.
pockets. The pockets are the same fold-back design
that Heather used in her Ginger jeans, which was the
very first time I had come across pockets like this in my 40+ yrs of sewing . Yes, really!
I’m starting to think of them as her signature pockets.
So… do I love the Carolyn pattern, well heck yes! The shirt especially is an easy classic shape and tres chic, in my opinion. I will definitely be making both pieces again, maybe even as actual pyjamas!
As for my fabric choices for my test sample here… well, I was using all remnants and my favourite part is the sheer and floaty, leaf organza sleeves, and I also love the strength of the black accent collar and cuff details. However while the roughly textured, stone silk hessian seemed like a good idea at the time, now I’m not so sure if it’s letting down the rest of the ensemble. Hmmmmm. I’m gonna wear it for a while and sleep on it – by that I mean figuratively not literally, of course! but don’t be surprised if a dye job or small subsitutory type of refashion happens on this bit in the near future!
Details:
Set; the Carolyn (eek!) pyjamas by Closet Case patterns, shirt in silk hessian, poly organza, silk cotton; shorts in polycotton

























































