Maybe this site?

But any chance I can find a cheaper price that $8/yard?

🔹https://naturesfabrics.com/collections/printed-cotton-jersey?srsltid=AfmBOorRyPFtyV3V5nd2-S3SCak3_aKI-mrjg-aY-p-YG15pJzTm82sy

It takes 2.5 yards of 45" fabric to make a pair of pants. Hobby Lobby has 100% cotton jersey knit fabric. I checked online, only solid black or olive...but in the store....a much better selection.

I cannot imagine trying to find 100% cotton jersey for less than $8/yard - that sounds like a rock bottom price to me, and I would be afraid that it would be too thin. I would want to get a small sample before ordering yardage.

Thanks, Nicole. There is no HL in my area. There is a Walmart 20 mins aways that sells some limited yardage. I doubt that they would offer any cotton jersey (or is is called cotton knit?) in any remotely interesting prints.

I am only thinking about sewing my own because I have many sewing machines and thread and I did not see any simple cotton jersy PJs when last shopping.

I really miss those good old days of inexpensive 100% cotton clothing items from offshore, I guess mostly China (or India). I have worn out all my other jammie bottoms. I suppose I could rob-peter-pay-paul and patch disparate fabrics together. Sort of a Raggedy-Ann vibe.

I have a lot of fabric which includes a lot of cotton quilting fabric. That cotton quilting fabric (I don’t know what that category of fabric is called) doesn’t offer enough comfortable feel and stretch.

Cotton seems expensive.

I agree with Lars.

People who make this stuff commercially get low prices due to immense bulk orders.

patriciae

Yeah....HL had it on sale for $5.59yd. I've been wearing mens pajama pants from JCP. They send me a $15 off coupon and I pay $1 a pair! Cute too!...but not stretchy...just really baggie. I have penguins on one pair. I used to sew ALL my clothes. Good for you! Link to see Oh...and they have side pockets!

If you’re not opposed to shopping at Target, look there. They ship tThese are cotton knit on sale for $8.

I wanted to add that if you search Target’s site for women’s cotton knit pajamas lots more show up. Ive had good luck with target cotton clothes in the past. Most of the ones that seem to be what you are looking for are the Just Love brand. It doesnt look like a brand Target carries in store, but they act like a broker similar to amzn. Returns are still handled the same and if you have their credit card, shipping is free. May be free if you buy over a certain amount even without their cc.

Thanks so much everyone. And those pajamas look cute. I’m OK with target. I usually put off shopping until I’m destitute because I don’t care for shopping all that much. I have to be in the mood.

When I have picked up things like the pajamas or pajama bottoms in the past, I have gone to places like either department stores, and found them on sale or gone to places like Marshalls or TJ Maxx . The last time I looked at the local TJ Maxx I didn’t see much of anything in some of the nightware that they have seems really trashy looking, but it’s really one of those hit or miss situations.

Well, I was wrong. Some of the pajama bottoms are made of cotton, but it turns out a lot of them are any combination of things sometimes fabrics or materials that aren’t familiar to me.

I’ve sometimes been too quick to hem the PJ bottoms, only to realize I should have left them alone. I have this thing where I have kind of bony legs and I don’t really want my legs bumping into each other without being covered because it just feels too cold and bony. On the other hand, in the summer, I don’t want to be hot.

I spent a lot of time in bed trying to get comfortable. A little bit of pajama to cover each leg is just enough cushioning to be comfortable. I make myself laugh when I think about it.

Who knows why I thought all the of fabric was cotton. Ha.

My thoughts in no particular order:

I agree that you may be able to find cotton pj bottoms for less than it would cost to make your own - especially when you factor in your time. Old Navy often has cute cotton bottoms for low prices too.

If you already have the pattern and thread/notions, then $8/yd fabric would cost around $20 - pants generally run 2 1/2 yds.

I'm a thrifter, and have found some nice cotton yardage over the years, but of course that's hit or miss.

Cotton jersey sheets can be used as fabric for garments, BTW, and may cost less per yard too.

That said, I find jersey too clingy for bottoms. A double knit might be better, I think. I like lightweight cotton wovens for warm weather, and flannel or fleece for winter.

This is the first thing that came up when I looked at Pajamas @ Old Navy - pretty cute, IMO...

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=889318022&cid=3039847&pcid=50058&vid=1&nav=meganav%3AWomen%3AShop%20Women%27s%20Categories%3APajamas#pdp-page-content

Thanks, carolb! Great ideas about cool jams. And fabrics.

“cotton woven” sounds coolish. I think I have and idea what cotton woven is.

If seersucker were flattened, would that be ~ cotton woven?

$12 to $25 is okay. I want bottoms and wear lightweight womens V-neck Tees for tops. occasionally things ~ match.

Online Old Navy. Yay. No need to enter a store and mix w germy humans.

Thanks so much!

Have you sewn knits before? Working on stretchy fabrics requires different techniques than those used for woven fabrics.

Check Etsy for fabrics

Thanks again, carolb.

Annie, good point. It seems that knits can be challenging. No experience with sewing knits. I think I will buy ready made. Maybe play w sewing later. Thanks for bringing up that caveat.

Yes, you need to use stitches that stretch with the fabric, otherwise the thread will just break. Also while the knits won't ravel, the seams can curl so usually they are serged or sewn with an overcast stitch, 1/4" seam allowance, which works best with a special foot. There are other tricks with it, but once learned, I found I prefered working with them and much prefer wearing them.

For the price of clothing these days, unless you are making something very special or custom fit, off the rack saves time and money.

FWIW, a narrow zigzag stitch works with many stretch knits - if you have a machine that has that capability. Some knits can be sewn with a regular straight stitch, but you need more stitches per inch to build in some give. And you need ballpoint needles. Jersey is a fabric noted for it's propensity to curl up at cut edges, which can also be challenging, especially when cutting.

^^Definitely need ballpoint needles to sew knits!

I would 1000% rather sew woven fabrics than knits. I make boxer bottoms for sleepwear out of my stash of rummage sale fabrics. All seams are mock flat felled and I have learned a nifty professional way to sew in the elastic waistband, non-cased. My favorite summer pair are made from a beautiful Monet inspired watercolor print woven fabric that I salvaged from a 50 cent summer party dress. The dress was no where near my size or style but the fabric is so beautiful and had enough yardage in the skirt to be able to do 'something' with it. I had to have it!

I have a really pretty jungle foliage print sheet in the stash for the next round of boxers.

Sometimes you find ginormous men's dress shirts at rummage that will yield enough fabric for a pair of boxer bottoms. Often, men's shirting is made of nicer fabrics than run of the mill yard goods, too. Certainly two shirts will make a pair if you don't mind funky/ fun.

It is difficult and getting increasingly so to find nice fabrics in stores. Especially if you are rural of live in smaller towns/ cities so repurposing fabrics can be a solution.

Tops are T-shirts or tanks and I had to chuckle about tops sometimes matching bottoms. Kinda'.

Wovens usually sleep cooler than knits and I tend to sleep hot so that is another reason that I prefer woven cottons/ cotton blends. Boxers because I can't stand full length bottoms or nightgowns getting wrapped around my legs during the night.

Standard MOP for me is to cut & assemble 3 or 4 pairs in a session.

Thanks again, terezosa, annie, carolb and ci_lantro.

I read up and watched a few videos of sewing with knits and jersey. More things to be mindful about, that’s for sure. One of my hobbies is fixing up sewing machines, usually the vintage all-metal machines, but in the past couple of years I’ve enjoyed playing around with the newer computerized machines. These have stitches for knits. I also have a serger. Fun! One thing I really like is machines that cut the thread. Nice. I just picked up a good new-used one a couple of months ago for a really low price.

I have so much other work to do, I may have to hold off on sewing. Meanwhile, I ordered some PJ bottoms.

I like “running“ sewing machines is what I should say. I have less patience with altering and correcting than I used to. If I were autistic, I’d chose operating sewing machines as my fidgeting fix. That and knitting. so magical to create stitches and listen to the gentle sounds.

My sewing:

patching gardening clothes. Patch upon patch.

I had to get a teflon coated needle because the regular needle was getting a bit gummed up from the adhesive on the old iron-on patch. No more using iron on patches!

My new sewing machine acquisition works really well.

Your work reminded me of the Patchwork girl of Oz, petalique 🙂

Well, I ordered the cotton PJ bottoms from Old Navy and ordered too large a size. They are huge and very cheaply made. They charged $5 each for shipping these very lightweight PJ bottoms, but shipped them in the same bag.

I don’t think I can resize them without doing a lot of work. I may be able to return them, but I am not about to waste another $$ sending them back.

Maybe, if not easy to return, I will put a For Sale ad up with a detailed explanation.

They shouldn't be hard to return - I always check the size charts for measurements, and so sorry I forgot to mention that Old Navy sizing tends to run big 😕