Making some pajama pants

 I needed new pajama pants because the ones I have are starting to look a bit ragged. 

While browsing for some fabric for another project I came across some black flannel. Which is nice. I like flannel as a fabric but there is a limit to how much plaid patterned I want in my wardrobe. I did consider getting it in dark blue but black worked better since I'll be for using parts of it for two other projects.

The pattern I used is one I made a few years ago and is very simple. This version is only three square pieces since I'm using a drawstring instead of a waistband. The easiest is to use a ruler to measure it all out.

The width of pieces 1 and 2 is you at the widest divided by two plus seam allowance. Maybe a bit more depending on how loose you want them to be. The length is however long as you want them to be. Plus five cm for cuffs and drawstring. 

Piece 3 is the diameter of your thigh plus seam allowance and the length of the inseam times two plus a bit for the cuffs times two.

Truly, this is the most detailed of patterns.

Mark the halfway point of piece 3 and attach it to the long sides of piece 1 making a tube. Start at the bottom and work your way up until you reach the halfway mark. Attach the rest of piece 3 to piece 2 same way starting at the bottom.

In the end piece 3 will run up the inside of one leg and down the other. There should also be parts of 1 and 2 left loose at the top.

Attach the loose pieces of 1 and 2 together in the back and the front. The front is optional if you are planning on putting in buttons or a zipper, but for this I fit everything together. 

Then it's just a matter of sewing everything together.
I usually prefer sewing by hand but this is literally just a bunch of long straight seams so I made an exception. I was also in a bit of a rush since I had arbitrarily decided that my current pants wouldn't be kept for another laundry day. And yes my sewing machine is an antique singer. It works excellently but unfortunately it doesn't do zig zag so I had to hand finish the seams to keep them from fraying.

Then fold the bottom pant legs and sew around it. Mostly to make it nice and keeping them from fraying.

Fold down the top to make a channel for a drawstring. Cut openings in the fabric for the drawstring, sew around it and finally run a ribbon through it. 

Results

I might have made them a bit tight. Because they are a bit difficult to get on and of but in general they are comfy. Also being black they don't immediately look like pajama pants. One could conceivably be seen with them in public or at least wear them to take out the garbage or similar. The place I bought the fabric from had flannel in a few other colors as well, maybe a dark blue pair would suit. The only problem is that this fabric apparently attracts all the cat hair.