What Rhymes With Purple?

Today is crazy hair day at school. I talked Lauren out of a spray-on color and into a purple wig. I had just finished making the brown pink and lavender skirt so the ensemble looked adorable. Now this was from Butterick 4593 that I threw in the garbage because the pattern and I were not agreeing with each other. The skirt was enormous and the the pleats were ugly. I took it apart mostly because of the cute fabric and reinvented it my way. I added a hot pink lining with lavender and gold tulle to peek out of the lower edge.

Pattern: $0.99

Fabric: $8.00

Tulle: $5.00

Lining: stash

Elastic: $1.80

Total: $15.79

Seams Ripped: TMTC (2 many to count)

Into The Woods

Miss Priss Lauren landed the role of Little Red Riding Hood in a local youth theatre production of Into The Woods. I start my voice over lessons tonight and am taking an Improv class this weekend. All I needed was another hobby but I figured since Lauren wants to be in show-biz I'll train as well! I talked to the costume director last night and it sounds like she has all her costumes and will only need some assistance with embellishing altering etc. Dang! I wanted to make a red cape. I might make one anyway just for her to wear to church etc.

Walleye

I found this adorable shower curtain for only $4.00! My son Paul loves penguins so I updated his bathroom. I made the topper for the shower curtain and glued the google eyes to the fabric. He thinks it is cute. He does not know yet that I glued some eyes to the back side that will be watching him tomorrow morning.
Curtain: $4.00
Fabric: $12.00 (not a bargain)
Rick-Rack: $2.80
Eyeballs:$1.99
Total: $20.79 for a nice update

Aloha

My girlfriend & co-worker Kristin celebrated her 40th birthday today. The party theme was Hawaiian so of course...I needed a Hawaiian outfit. I morphed New Look 6620 into a dress. The party was fun! any excuse to sew a costume for me!
Pattern: $3.99
Fabric: .97
Fabric: $16.00
Needles: $4.99
Flowers for hair: $1.00
Grand Total: $27.00
Seams Ripped: 1
I used a cotton with a bit of stretch and cut this on the bias.

Downtown Mrs. Brown

Brown must be in with me right now because this is 3rd brown item I've sewn this month. I found this stretchy wool blend tweed (heck I don't know what to call it)at Denver Fabrics in the bargain bin. I used a heaver weight interfacing that I had on hand instead of getting up and driving to the fabric store for a lighter one.(therefore the front is a bit stiff) And, as I am posting this I realized I omitted the darn shoulder pads. While trying this on I thought to myself "this might look better with shoulder pads...hmmm. Well, imagine that! I did enjoy making this and added my favorite pin that Steve bought for me in Kilkenney Ireland. I'm thinking that my brown and white turtleneck sleeveless number I made might look cute under this...except...wool right next to my skin? maybe not.
Fabric: $10.00
Thread: $3.00
Pattern: $0.99
needle broken: 1
Seams Ripped: 0
Total: $13.99