Andrea modeling her Fire Star costume

I was going to post this tomorrow, but I couldn't wait...it turned out amazing!  Once she had the wig and mask on, I knew I nailed this costume.  LOVE it!!!

The Fire Star Costume is FINISHED!

This project turned out perfect!  I still have to get a good picture of my daughter in it, but here are a few the completed costume:

For the costume, I used a polyester jersey lined with a swimsuit lining.  I cut out the flames and stitched them to the main parttern pieces before I sewed anything together.  You can see by the detail piece that I just used a straight stitch about an 1/8" away from the edge.  To make the mask, I used 2 layers of felt (red for the front and orange on the inside.  I created a pattern, cut out the red side and stiched on the elastic band.  Next, I layered it on the orange and sewed 1/4" all the way around BEFORE I cut it out.  The elastic is sandwiched between the layers and not only looks nicer, but it won't rub on my daughter's face. I LOVE how it turned out, and so does Andrea...she slept in it the night it was finished!  We'll be going to Boo at the Zoo today, so I'll make sure to get a good picture of her in it to post tomorrow.

Simplicity 1787

I just finished up a new dress for my daughter, using Simplicity 1787, a Project Runway pattern. 

 

The fabric is Michael Miller Playdate Party Time and Playdate Pixie Sticks.  I love Michael Miller fabric, it's a really nice thick cotton and comes in such cute designs!

 

The dress has pockets on the front that are concealed with the piping.  I didn't put the zipper in like the pattern suggests.  Instead I added bias tape to finish off the edges of the back seam, stitched it closed, leaving about 7 inches open at the top and added snaps.  It was a challenge getting the fabric pattern to line up, there are 3 pieces used for the front of the dress.  I knew I wanted the blond haired blue eyed girl in the center (she looks like my daughter), so I cut the center portion out first.  I layed the pattern for the side piece over the center that I cut out and traced the girl (the one to the side of the blonde girl) right onto the pattern.  Then I layed the pattern over the fabric lining my tracing up with the print on the fabric. 

 

I think it turned out super cute, my daughter is going to be excited when she gets home from school and her new dress is done!