Monday, 30 November 2009

In which I finally finish my Hallowe'en costume...

What?  There are only 10 months left until Hallowe'en!

I had a bit of an ... adventure while making this thing.  What follows is a rambling tale of fabric and mayhem. With pictures. If you persevere to the end (or just scroll down), you can see the finished costume.

Here is the pattern. Because I like leaving everything to the last minute for maximum panic, I went to Designer Fabrics on Queen St. W the day before Hallowe'en and picked up these fabrics: .
I wasn't trying to match the colour scheme on the model, but these were the fabrics I liked/could afford.  The embroidered fabric is interesting.  Did you