Wednesday, December 24, 2008

W.I.P. Wednesday: PJs and Pizzelles

I have graduated to sewing curves! And the zigzag stitch! And elastic! These Eiffel Tower pajama pants were made with the Sew Easy Pajama Pants pattern and with the help of the lovely Sarah. They are an xmas gift for my sis (who loves Paris, hence the pattern).

In addition to my normal holiday baking, I also attempted vegan pizzelles for the first time (and subsequently learned that I've been pronouncing "pizzelle" incorrectly my whole life). The whole process was a bit finicky, but with a little more work, I think I'll have it mastered! I used a variation of Emilie's recipe, with both anise and ground almonds.


My next project? Baby bibs and an animal friends fabric book for my good friend who is expecting a little one on Feb 14th! And maybe a pair of pajama pants for myself :-)

Holiday baking post is up next....

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

I love those pj pants! So adorable, and the fabric is so sweet! I need to find some like that to make for my mum- she loves Paris, too!
And you're going to make an "Animal Friends" book - how sweet! They are very fun to make.
Have a wonderful Christmas!!

Leigh said...

All of your adorable baking, and now you're sewing adorable pajama pants? Amazing!

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

Are you selling those PJ pants?!?!??! I totally want to purchase a pair, haha!! Love 'em!!

Pizzelles!! Oh goodness, I haven't had one since before I became a vegan - they look lovely!!

Merry Christmas, Amanda!!

Anonymous said...

I love those pjs!! Now I'm going to have to pull out my ancient sewing machine. . .

Have a great holiday! :)

Anonymous said...

How funny- I just got a pizzelle iron for Hannukah, so I was going to try that recipe too! I'm going to make mine chocolate though... Can't wait to taste them for myself! :)

Tacha said...

Thanks for the link. I can't wait to see how your book turns out.

Fantastic pjs. I love the Eiffel Tower print.

Have a great Christmas.

x said...

Congrats on mkaing pj pants! You've reminded me I need to get my sewing machine out and start practicing!

Anonymous said...

PJ's! How cool! I've got to check out Sew Crafty! Or maybe I'll ask you to teach me!

Anonymous said...

Eeep! They are so cute!! I hope she liked them!

Merry Christmas and I'll see you in 2009!

Erin said...

Fantastic job on the pj pants! Color me impressed.

aTxVegn said...

Those PJs are adorable!

Unknown said...

The pj pants are so cute!!! : )

Melisser; the Urban Housewife said...

Oh my gosh, the pizzelles are gorgeous! Great job on the pants!

Lauren said...

Adorable PJ's! My grandma always has pizzelles in her house..YUM! :)

River (Wing-It Vegan) said...

I bet I've been pronouncing pizzelle incorrectly too!

The PJs are adorable! I love them!

Vegan Girl (Roni Seabury) said...

Wow do you ever slow down! Everything looks great. Love the PJ's!

Jenni (aka Vegyogini) said...

Your lucky sister! Moi, j'aime Paris aussi!

Brandie said...

Well I've never even HEARD of pizelles so I guess I'm probably gonna pronounce it wrong too ;) I'm guessing also that a pizelle is the waffle-y lookin thing? *bluh* and your pants are Lovely! where do you find the time to do all this?!?!