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.
Take care, love Meagan
