Once again I am back partnering with the fantastic people at QT Fabrics. One of their newest collections just getting into stores now is from their WAY popular Sew & Go series.
Mod Monsters are friendly not scary monsters who are just the right size for toddlers and above to cuddle with when they need a quiet friend to share secrets with. QT really does the “heavy-lifting” with these easy panel projects and you just have the fun of sewing them. They come together fast but that also means there is so much room for creative “out of the box” thinking!
With my Mod Monsters panel print I was struck by how fun it would be to create a ~ Pajama Monster~ making this not only fun but useful! I thought back to the nightly confusion of our big family getting all the kids washed and into PJ’S and how great it would have been to know that the PJ’s were tucked out of site but within easy reach when it came time to wrestle my little streakers into their footy jammies and into bed. (Tell me I was not the only mother with kids who took off buck-naked across the house covered in bubbles and shrieking with glee as they escaped the tub)
So it is with my little streakers in mind that I created this project. Please note that this is meant to be an inspiration, take this in any direction you wish. I am a fly by the seat of my pants sewer and I grant you the right to do the same!
Check out the video take a peek at a few of the photos (below) for inspiration and then leave a comment if YOU would like to win a big stack of Sew & Go Panels and associated fabric! Of course if you would like to see more pop on over to your local quilt store or feel free to check things out over at the QT Fabrics website.
I started with deciding where I would be cutting away some of the lower part of the monster under the arms and then sewing around from monster arm-pit up around arm and head and back around while layered with the fabric that would be the back of the monster and the sack part.
I then turned the monster upper body right side out and stuffed and trimmed away FRONT lower body after stitching closed. I then cut the back fabric into a triangle-esque shape tapering from arm pits to 16 inches down. ( Note, 16 inches ended up being too much.. I trimmed back to 12 at some point.)
Next up I took a piece of fabric and inserted a zipper in the center to open and close to store the pj’s. I HIGHLY recommend using Wash Away tape for holding your zippers in place.. makes things so much easier and no pointy pins to get in the way!
Next up I trimmed the zipper panel ( which will become the front of the monster sack area)..here you can see it laid out ready to cut and stitch. Stitch up the sides, flip zippered panel to front, fold up bottom and stitch in cute little monster feet!.. hand-stitch at neck to make sure it is secure for zipper action.
Add a little pull to the zipper if it catches your fancy.. and call it a day… you did great!
Want even more? Pop over to the BAQS Facebook page and catch the video replay of the morning visit video when I show you all the fabric up close and in person!
How cute are these… which do you want to win??? Remember to leave a comment We will draw for a winner on the 29th of December!
how cute.. my grandson Jaxsen would love that.
Love little monsters..i have great nieces and nephews these would be perfect for…
Love the critters. Great fabric!
I love these. With 6 grandchildren 6 and younger, this would be fun sewing.
Wonderful love to make things like this
How can you choose just one? The Monsters are FUN.
Love all the prints and really love the pajama bag. What a great way to use one of those cut outs. I think appliqueing them to pillow cases would be great, too. Or to the front of pajamas!!
What cute monsters. Would love to share them with some little ones.
When the grand children stayed over bedtime was our favorite part of the day. I would bathe them then turn them loose for their nudie butt run. We’d chase them around, catch them and wrestle them into their pjs. Then the best part, we would all snuggle together while Papa would read a story or two. I really miss those days.
I’m in love with them all. Super cute QT Fabrics!!!
Mod Monster is the perfect way to start 2018… a little wild and crazy but totally something anyone can make!
love to win the mod monster
I would love to make some PJ sacks AND DIAPER SACKS WITH THESE!
I have a great great nephew to sew for now! so much fun!
Woo that’s a great give away. ❤️❤️
Would love to make these for my grandchildren!
I have a some Grandchildren, who would love to have me make them some of these. They are so cute!!!
Would be awesome to use for making quilts for kids in hospitals
Soo cute!!
So cute! Love it!
Monsters! I would make a coiled container with a monster attached!
Would it be sin to say that at 50 something, i’d love them all for ME!!! X
Yay – hope it’s me!!
These are too cute. I could make so many littles happy with this.
I have 13 grandkids & just got laid off- what an opportunity!
Thanks for letting us know about these cuties <3
Mod monsters, please 🙂
I would give them hilarious eyebrows!
Would love to make these for the grandkids. Think they would love them.
Omg I was able to purchase a panel of these adorable monsters in my small hometown quilt shop!!!! So excited!
These are adorable!
So cute ! I have several little “monsters” of my own that would love these.
I love the monsters!
Would love to win!
These are all so cute! If I must pick a favorite, I think every child would enjoy Buddy the frog.
Love love love them. It will be fun to make them come alive for the grand babies.
The monsters are so cute!
What an adorable monster! My great grandson would love one of those.
Everyone is liking monsters these days. Buddy the Frog is just the cutest little guy!
Buddy the Frog is adorable. I’ve got frog fabric that would be perfect to add to a Buddy the Frog project! Rrribbiitt!
How adorable!!!
Melvin as pajama bag is adorable! And I love the rick-rack smile.
These guys are too adorable! I would looooove to win fabric!!!
Such creative style and happy to!
They are so cute!
Love these so much! My daughter and her boys are so into monsters like these!!! Would love to win and make them for their birthdays!!!!
Awesome fun panel! Would be perfect for my little grandson!!
These are so cute!
Darling fabric! So cute patterns. I can see making a few for great granddaughter. She loves friendly, funny monsters.
Omg!! Those are awesome!!
These are adorable
So cute! Looks like my granddaughter will be surrounded by monsters