You know that super ridiculously soft fleece that seems to be reserved for baby blankets and throws to use on the couch while napping or watching a movie?

I made myself a pair of pajama pants out of it.

They are thick, ridiculously soft, warm (but not roasting), ridiculously comfortable, and I actually asked my husband to do a special load of wash so I wouldn’t have to go a night without them. (And my spectacular husband did, giving me the pants warm out of the dryer. 200 points to Gryffindor for that one!)

I used a very simple pattern using a pair of flannel pajama pants I had made and that had become a little frayed. I unstitched them to get the pattern I needed and created a reusable pattern using special pattern fabric so I can make more comfy pants in the future.

I did learn a few things about working with snuggle fleece in the process of making these. My feed dogs on my machine had a bit of a hard time feeding the fabric through as I sewed. And because I was using a matching thread, with such a high mat to the fabric (in other words, like a high mat carpet that you love to sink your feet into), it was a bit difficult to see the stitches. Basically, you just end up with a thin indentation at the line of stitching. And even using a regular 2.5 stitch length, the stitches ended up smaller simply because the feed dogs couldn’t move the fabric as far with each stitch.

My only issue with the pants is that I made the legs about an inch too long. I love having a little extra length in the legs for lounge pants, but I may have a little too much with these and might end up increasing the hem.

Until then, I’ll be waiting for JoAnns to have another super sale on their snuggle fleece so I can snag another cute print for another pair!