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Leifis a classic woven pajama set with a relaxed, gender-expansive fit. The button-up top offers a straight, easygoing silhouette with a curved notch collar, long sleeves finished with cuffs, and two chest pockets for storing bedtime snacks.
The bottoms are mid-rise with a relaxed, straight fit, finished with cuffs at the hem to echo the sleeves of the top. In-seam pockets attach neatly to the waistband and there’s a faux fly with a button detail. Leif is designed for cozy nights and effortless lounging, making it the perfect addition to your at-home wardrobe.
Billy is wearing the Leif Pajama top in a size 12 and the bottoms in a size 10. We made a broad shoulder adjustment, added 1/2" (12 mm) to the sleeve, 1 1/2" (3.8 cm) to the body length of the top, and 2" (5.1 cm) to the inseam of the pants.
His measurements are chest: 38 1/2" (97.8 cm), waist: 33" (83.8 cm), and hip: 39" (99 cm), and he is 6'1" (1.86 m) tall.
Iman is wearing the Leif pajamas in a size 16 from the 12-30 size range. We added 1" (2.5 cm) to the body length of the top, and 1/2" (12 mm) to the sleeve length. Her measurements are chest: 43 1/2" (110.5 cm), waist: 36 1/2" (92.7 cm), hip: 47 1/2" (120.7 cm), and she is 5'9 1/2" (1.77 m) tall.
The member bonus is a relaxed sleep shirt with the same comfortable fit as the original—an easygoing, straight silhouette perfect for lounging.
Fabric and Fit
Fabric recommendations: Look for lightweight or medium-weight woven fabrics such as shirting, chambray, poplin, quilting cottons, swiss dot, linen, linen blends, flannel, lawn, voile, rayon challis, rayon crepe, Tencel, and silk.
Billy is wearing Cotton Lawn with Poplin Flat Piping, both from Mill End here in Portland. If you have a busy print like this, piping can break up the pieces, so give it a try at any of the seams.
Billy's bonus night shirt is a Yarn-dyed Cotton from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics. This PJ set looks so nice in stripes.
Iman is wearing Block Printed Organic Batiste from Blackbird Fabrics.
Iman's bonus night shirt is a Yarn-dyed Organic Cotton Double Gauze from Stonemountain & Daughter Fabrics.
Fitting Adjustments
These pajamas have a forgiving fit. They have enough ease that you don’t need to worry about chest adjustments. The most important area to fit is your shoulders, and most of the other adjustments you’d need would be lengthening or shortening at the sleeves, body, or legs. Here are some tutorials that will help:
- Understanding ease will help you pick the right size or sizes. This tutorial will teach you all about design and wearing ease.
- Follow this tutorial to lengthen and shorten a sewing pattern.
- If you want to blend between sizes, use this video tutorial.
- To adjust the shoulder slope, follow this tutorial.
- Here are tutorials for wide or narrow shoulder adjustments.
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Here are more fitting tutorials for the shoulders and sleeves.
Seamwork Style Ideas
The Leif pajama set can be the base of your me-made loungewear! Wear it with a cozy cardigan, like Oslo.
Wear the pants with your favorite tee and a luxe robe. This is the Alice tee with short sleeves and the Almada robe pattern.
If you make the Leif bonus sleep shirt, layer it with a long-sleeved tee and leggings. This is the Ryan tee and Shelly leggings.
