Not your grandma's flannels

I really can't stand being cold. Especially at night, I get the chills and my cotton PJ pants are just not warm enough. I've spent the good majority of my life in South Florida, I swear my blood is just thinner.

So I was whining and complaining to my husband about my lack of warm PJs and half jokingly said I want some like Lilah's. Well, her favorite is a Hello Kitty nightgown. Geesh, a nightgown on a tiny little girl like that has got to be one of the cutest things ever. Plus, she likes Hello Kitty (as evidenced by the necklace worn in this pic and most of the pics of her modeling my clothes in the shop). He said, "Lilah would freak out if you had matching pajamas." Heck yeah, she would.



So, I half heartedly did a search for adult sized Hello Kitty pajamas. Ha. Not surprisingly, found nothing. Then it hit me. Oh yeah! I know how to sew! And there actually exists stylish flannel fabric, so I don't have to look like a grandma rocking my plaid lumberjack flannels. Or Hello Kitty ones, for that matter.

And of course I will make another nightgown for my girl, so we can be all matchy matchy. I figure I will just make us a long sleeved, loose fitting peasant dress. Now, to pick the fabric. Any thoughts on these?












Can you guess which one was a joke? Hardy-har har. And as I was browsing, I had another thought: I can embroider mine to say "mommy" and hers to say "Lilah". What! Almost can't take the cuteness factor. Thank goodness I didn't find any Hello Kitty flannels. And I'll pretend I didn't see the Disney Princess flannels.