Citronille nightgown

Today it's hot. Yesterday it was hot. Unseasonably hot. The poor girl's eczema has been acting up and she's been wearing her knit pajamas. So I wanted to make her something to sleep in that was as cool as I could make it.


I used the Capucine pattern from Citronille; I bought it in person from Entree des Fournisseurs but they do international mail order too. I modified this shirt pattern by lengthening the pattern 15" or so, angling the side seams out an extra inch or so, and adding an extra inch in width to the gathering in the front and back.

The fabric is a very thin lawn -- see how sheer the (single-layer) sleeves are.

Hopefully the girl will sleep better tonight. . .