Another Cute Pair Of Pillow Case Pajama Pants

Man I just love making these they are so easy and cute!

Cute DIY t-shirt head bands

I made some cute head bands out of t-shirts the other day and they turned out so cute I had to share them with you all

DIY Kids Pajama Pants Out Of a Pillow Case

Pillow case pajama pants tutorial:

Ok first thing you need to do is measure your child from their waist to the floor
(mine was 20in)

Then with the open part of the pillow down measure 2 1/2 inches more then the length you measured on the child

(mine was now 22 1/2 in)

Now using a rotary blade or scissors cut off the folded edge of the pillow case
(save the extra for another project I will show you later)

Next you will need to measure your child's inseam
(mine was 13in)

Then fold the pillow case in half with the open finished end of the case on the left
and measure a 2in triangle using your inseam measurement for the height of the triangle

Now you want the inseam to be roomy since these are pajama pant so I took 2 inches off the inseam height
(mine is now 11in)

Using the rotary blade cut out you inseam making two legs
Then Turn inside out for next step.

Next using a sewing machine sew down both sides of the pant legs, I also used a ziz-zag stitch at the inseam point for a little extra reinforcement

Now fold down the top (raw edge) of the pillow case to make a 1 1/2 in casing and pin in place

Using the sewing machine sew at 1/4 inch all the way around making the waist and casing

And last using a ribbon or elastic cut a small hole in the casing at the front of the pants and thread it through

Cinch it up and whalla you have an adorable pair of pajama pants that you just made out of a pillow case!!

Now as promised a little something extra to do with the extra piece you cut of the top of the pillow case:

OK I took an old t-shirt and and cut off the bottom and using the extra fabric from the pillow case top, I cut off the fold and made a roll hem, then ran a gather stitch on the other end, then I pinned the gathered edge right sides together to the t-shirt, and lastly I sewed it down and now my daughter not only has a cute pair of pants but a matching ruffle top!


And it would not be complete with out a head band, I made this using the extra piece i cut off the bottom of the t-shirt and then added a lace flower for extra cuteness!!


I hoped you enjoyed this tutorial!

The Best Pie Dough Tip Ever and Recipie

OK so I got this tip from a blog (http://theitaliandishblog.com/)
and I actually tried it and it works! it better than works! it amazingly works! and I can't imagine how I rolled anything out before it...... oh yea I didn't.

Oh and of coarse I found it on my new love Pinterest!!


I suppose you think rolling out pie dough is hard. Please. I'm going to let you in on the biggest tip for rolling out pie dough. In fact, it makes it so easy I don't know why every single recipe for making a pie doesn't mention it: place the dough between two sheets of plastic wrap sprinkled with flour. If you've never tried it, you will be amazed. The dough doesn't stick to the counter or the rolling pin and it makes it so easy to roll out.


Oh and she makes her Pie dough in the food processes how clever is that!
Here is her pie crust recipe I tried this as well and it is one of best crusts I have ever made

Pie Crust Recipe

for a printable recipe of just the pie crust click here

Makes dough for one single crust pie. The recipe is easily doubled for a two crust pie. I use regular butter here instead of unsalted, so I don't need to add any salt. If all you have is unsalted butter on hand, be sure to add 1/2 teaspoon of salt.

• 1-3/4 cup flour (about 9 ounces)
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1-1/2 sticks butter (12 tablespoons), cut into slices
• 1/4 cup ice water (approximately)

Place flour and sugar in a food processor. Pulse. Add about half of the butter. Pulse. Add the rest of the butter. Pulse until the mixture turns into coarse crumbs. Through the feed tube, slowly add the ice water and pulse until the dough gathers up into a ball. If it doesn't after a few seconds, add a few more drops of ice water until it does. Take the dough and flatten it into a disc and place it on a sheet of floured plastic wrap. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.