Pay homage to an elegant, bygone era and create a timeless pyjama set by Vanessa Mooncie that will add a touch of luxury to your wardrobe. For a quick way to ooze feminine glamour, sew your own nightwear essentials in a beautiful silk-cotton blend or make this charming two-piece in a cosy cotton to keep the chills at bay through winter.
Sew a Pyjama top
1 Download and print the pattern from sewmag.co.uk, then follow the cutting guide. Stitch the shoulder darts on the pyjama top fronts, and press towards the centre-front. Staystitch the neck edges of the front and back tips, and the front and back facings, to prevent the fabric stretching. Making sure right sides are together, pin and sew the top front pieces to the top-back piece at the shoulder seams, making sure to match the notches.
2 Apply iron-on interfacing to the wrong side of one collar piece; this will become your under-collar. With right sides together, pin the second collar piece to the under-collar. Stitch around the three outer edges. Trim the seams, snip the curves and cut diagonally across the corners. Turn right sides out and press.
3 With the right side of the under-collar against the right side of the garment, pin the neck edges together, matching the notches at the front and back neck. Tack the collar in place, sewing through all the layers.
4 Fuse iron-on interfacing to the wrong side of the left and right front facings. Stitch the front facings to the back facing at the shoulder edges. Press the seams open. Turn under a 6mm hem around the outside edge of the left and right front facings and the back facing, then sew close to the pressed-under edges. Placing right sides together, pin the facings to the garment, making sure to match the notches.
5 Sew along the front edges and around the neck, then trim the seam and snip the curves. Press the seam at the front edges towards the facings. Stitch the seam down to the facing from the dot to the hem, working close to the previous line of stitches. Place right sides together and sew across the lower edge of the front facings, allowing a 2.5cm hem. Cut diagonally across the corners, taking care not to cut into the stitching. Turn right sides out and press.
6 Apply heat and press the back facing to the inside of the garment. Pin the lower, turned edge of the facing to the pyjama back, then tack and sew in place between the shoulder seams. On the right side of the garment, run a line of stitches along the shoulder seam line to catch the facings down. Press under 6mm along the top edge of
