Project #1: Goldfish
My goldfish costume is perhaps pushing the bounds of credibility as a project, but as it was one of the first things I did that got me thinking “I can do this” it gets honourary status as my full-blown Project #1.
Chick’s homeschool drama group put on a performance of The Jungle Book. The costumes needed to be simple accent-style. Our goldfish was great – it was a humourous role, and she pulled it off beautifully. Please do not ask why there was a goldfish in the Jungle Book…
Project #2: Bellydance outfit
I actually made this twice, as I wasn’t happy with the first attempt. I used a stretchy velvet-type fabric. Chick has been growing like a bean stalk recently, and it cost me – I needed to get 4 times her waist-to-ankle length.
I read or listened to instructions on how to make a circle skirt 4 or 5 times before I could grasp the (really simple) logic of it. My own how-to will follow.
The top was trickier, but she’s wearing it, so there. Suffice to say that not many of the 52 projects are going to be sewing projects…
Project 3: Fleece Dressing Gown
This is the project that really reminded me why I got rid of all my sewing patterns… While I don’t mind sewing projects that involve, well sewing, the fiddley work of transfering pattern markings is definitely not for me. Nonetheless, Chick went off to Guide Camp with the dressing gown that was on The List. She was happy, and I made it big, so that takes care of dressing gowns for the next 2yrs.
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