Calisthenics Overload

I spent the weekend up in the hills. Friday night was the Inters/Seniors Cali camp at Yarra Junction and Saturday night was at the Subbie/Junior camp at Mt Evelyn. 

Friday night was so inspiring. After the kids had gone to bed, the coaches and sewers kept working into the night. They have some brilliant ideas for costumes and props. Some ladies started looking at head-gear for the costumes. I was blown away and can't wait to be at a level that I can help with head-gear. Can't show you any photos until competition season starts. Sorry😞 but not long to go. 

Saturday night and Sunday morning I was with Miss L. It was her first camp and she was so excited. Words can't describe her expression and excitement. After working hard all day the little girls finally fell asleep. This allowed us mums to sew into the night, I mostly sequined! Here is a sneak peak of what I worked on. It is for Miss M in her rods routine. It is all back velvet, but notice how the fabric to the left looks different, well it's not it has the nap in the opposite direction. It looks amazing on!!

LOL, you can't see much. Dress rehearsal is this Saturday. I have 2 costumes still to finish. The mums who design these costumes are amazing, wish I could be so creative! 

Here's a final photo of Miss L in her camp hat. She is relaxing at home after a full weekend. 

Ta MeagyLove xx

Cali Costumes

The last few weeks of sewing have been focused on the girls calisthenics costumes. Have 2 incomplete costumes for Miss M, they are a lot more detailed than previous years and are taking a lot more time to complete. Miss L has 2 1/2 that I can tick off my list. 

This is Miss L in her Penguin march. An easy leo to make but very effective. The head dress was a new skill for me and I really enjoyed learning it. I found the mesh difficult to sew at first but once I changed my needle to a crowbar it was much easier.  

The mesh was used for shape and was sewn onto wire, then covered with fabric and finished with some sequins and fluff. Am wrapped in how well it turned out. Must add millinary course to my bucket list. 

This is the Aladdin freearm leotard. I love the colour and braid. My challenge is the sequins, only because they are mixed colours and I think it looks busy. Plus I don't do random!! The neckline is just gorgeous. It is amazing how something so simple can be so effective. 

And the last costume is Miss Lizzy's Harry Potter clubs. I think I need to take off the skirt and reapply. It looks a little tight. This happens when the leotard isn't stretched enough when applying the skirt. I've got a bit if time to fix it as the coach & costume coordinator are still  undecided about how to sequin. 

Take care, Meagan