Hallowe'en

What a great way to spend Hallowe'en....

Some emboirdery

As we are headed to Disneyland for Hallowe'en, I thought I needed something seasonal... So I took an old black shirt and added a pumpkin and ghost. The ghost is done in glow-in-the-dark thread.

A princess, a fairy and peter pan

Ottobre 3/08 #19 with sleeves added and 4 layers of skirts....










Bodice loosely based on Ottobre 3/08 #19, detail along the back zipper because I cut it too narrow trying to make it a little more fitted. Skirt is 14 petals with an underskirt. Shorts are using Ottobre 3/08 #16 (Daisy) pattern shortened...












Top is based on Otttobre 2/05 #29 (with modifications for woven - wider larger head and cut on sleeves) as I really wanted the collar style, shorts are based on 4/08 #24 with yokes attached to the bodice and no pockets. Belt, hat and tank top are self drafted.

And Hallowe'en....

First I must thank my husband for taking the kids out so I could get some sewing done this weekend.... Yesterday morning, he took the 3 kids to R's Taekwondo class, then they went onto complete their list of "chores" that involved hitting many stores on a SATURDAY. They went to Zellers, a dollar store, Michael's, Home Depot, and Fabricland. Yes! The 4 of them even went to the fabric store for me!!! What a wonderful family I have. They were out for over 4 hours, what peace and quiet.

So what did I do with my peace - sew Hallowe'en costumes while listening to Podasts!

This year I have Peter Pan, Tinkerbell and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). Tinkerbell is in pink, and her costume was designed by my 5yo and includes a short dress with petal hem and shorts. Peter Pan (my 7yo son) designed himself a shirt, shorts, belt, and dagger. Aurora has a ball gown, that uses more fabric than Tinkerbell's dress and is 4 sizes smaller!

All patterns were originally based on some of my recent creations - all Ottobre designs - although some were modified to fit my costume design specs as handed by my kids :) I love all the great patterns in Ottobre, that make it easy to create custom costumes...