Buttons and Bobs

 After two awful nightdress purchases online I asked for advice in a Facebook sewing group. Someone recommended Butterick 6838. I dug in to my stash to find suitable fabric of a length that would enable me to make  View C with the length of View B. Instead of lace I used piping to add some edging detail. No doubt the result will look much better when I have ironed it but for now - here's a nightie that I'm pleased with.  Piping : Tips I wish I had read before I sewed my nightie.

A cotton nightie  for a little girl who dislikes polyester as it makes her hot and who likes the colour pink. It is not a sale item. The pattern says it is an easy make but I added a few hours to it by doing french seams and adding decorative machined borders. There are links to Pinterest to lots of free patterns for this peasant style garment but I used Butterick 4910.  I was happily sewing until I read the note in bold on the back of the pattern: NOTE: Garments in this pack are not intended for sleep apparel. The pictures look like sleep apparel to me so I decided to ask about rules and for general advice about sleepwear from members of the Sewing in the UK Facebook group. I received lots of helpful links and opinions. Some people pointed out that : even if it was easier to find fire retardant fabric there is some fear about the chemicals used to make them fire resistant.  most sleepwear in shops is not fire retardant but items carry labels warn