Solo Costume; physical item

The daughter of a dear friend of mine is doing her first set of solo competitions. Being such a beautiful family I had to offer my assistance to make a costume for Miss G. Karen had drawn her idea and the solo coach had agreed. With sketch in hand I took to my templates and created a pattern. We met to talk about fabrics, take some measurements and make some decisions. Then I was ready to get started. First I made a black and white base leotard.  

I was worried about the fit. Miss G is 12 and I measured her as an 8. Glad I trusted my tape measure because the 8 fitted beautifully. Then I added the gold zaza (I love this stuff), followed by black velvet and the sleeves. Looking good! 

Karen and Miss G wanted a skirt. I loved it without but when doing lots of walk-overs and other trick, a skirt can give a bit of confidence. So I added a black velvet skirt that was cut like a peplum. This meant it was fitted at the waste, then coming out to a full circle. I used velvet because of its weight. Then I lined it with the gold zaza. I thought this would give a pop of intrigue when Miss G is upside down in her tricks!! Once the sequins where added the leo looked awesome. I love how sequins hide stitching lines and frame each panel of fabric.

Miss G competed today in her first competition for the solo season. She not only looked awesome but performed beautifully. Well done Miss G who finished third against 21 competitors. I am so proud of you gorgeous girl.

Isn't she just awesome 😊

Take care, love Meagan 

Summer Fun

Having finished the summer break and the girls have been back at school for 3weeks. So what have I been upto? Firstly I must share my excitement about some house renovations ☺️. I am very blessed to have a large "play room" at the end of my house. It has always been used for playing; barbies, lego, dressups and the like. As the kids have grown older, my craft stash has also grown. It was all over the floor amongst the tressle tables. Over the break Mr C built some cupboards along the side wall. Then my brother came and hung the doors. It looks awesome. I have one section for scrapbooking, another bigger section for sewing and a third section for off the page. The playroom / creative space looks awesome. Thank you boys. 

Once my space was sorted I decided to make a bear. This is Jester the bear. I made him at Bear Essence in Tooradin. The tutor was Marnie, she specializes in sculpting and painting of bears. I learnt so much!! I thought I had stuffed him good but No, he needed so much more. The more I poked in, the more stuffing that went in! It seemed endless. I plucked his nose so it could be painted and then dyed with Persian  essence. His nose was made with sculpty that was moulded on over a bead I had stitched in place. Once cooked I painted it with nail polish. We also used paint to shade the eyes and ears. He has turned out amazing. I love him. And how good does he look sitting next to the old music box. 

Take care everyone. Ta Meagan