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.