After tracing off the pattern for him, I decided I would try to make a matching pair for his favourite toy, which is a "sitting" blue sheep called Baa. But what to do for a pattern?
His pyjamas were made from the Sew A Little Seam Holiday Night PJs. I used this pattern last winter for his pjs and knew I liked it. I wanted a similar style for Baa so went pattern hunting. Of course not being a standard toy, I couldn't easily find a pattern that would fit straight away. After measuring and comparing to patterns designed for Build-a-Bear, and subsequent paths that Google lead me on, I realised that Cabbage Patch Kid patterns might come close.
I have Butterick 5902, which included a front buttoning, collared shirt, so that seemed like a good place to start. The shirt has kimono sleeves (cut in one with the body) which are a bit flared at the end. The pattern was designed to have the sleeves gathered at the cuffs, so I guess this gave it a more puffed look. I straightened the sleeves out slightly at the top, and more so at the underarm. I was a bit worried about their Y shape, but decided to leave it as it would provide room for movement. I also shortened the sleeves a little after holding it up against Baa to check.
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| Original shirt pattern underneath with my altered version on top |
After sewing the shoulder seams, I tried it on and marked the hem line for the sleeves. I also decided to create a hi-low hem for the shirt because of Baa's sitting shape. There was just too much fabric on the front, but the back still needed the coverage.
That sorted out the top pattern and it was just a case of putting it together as per the instructions.
For the pants, I started with the free Hospital Attire pattern from Bear Wear Patterns, which I had found and printed for my daughter the other week because she wanted to make clothes for her Big Ted (yet to happen). Going by overall measurements, I decided the 15"-16" size was the way to go, but because this pattern was drafted for a standing bear and Baa was sitting, I did a rather large back crotch adjustment, as shown here by the white line. After sewing them up the basics and trying them on, I needed to shorten the legs, but the crotch/waist was fine.
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| Lengthened back crotch to account for sitting position |
I had a fleeting thought of making a matching dog coat for his little puppy as well (his other favourite toy), but put the thought aside for later. Of course upon being excited about matching pyjamas for Baa, I was promptly told that he needed matching pjs for Puppy too!! Guess what's on the cutting table tonight. *EDIT: Puppy pjs are HERE*
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