I'm Feeling Fine

That's a song from 'Bugsy Malone' - the end-of-year production at one of my schools. And I am making the costumes.

I haven't been in school today as my tuition pupils are on a Residential trip this week. Bob went off to Didcot bright and early. So I have had a whole day of cutting and sewing and listening to BBC Radio 7.

I'd done the dresses earlier, today was waistcoats

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I made a pattern from newspaper using an old waistcoat as a template. Then cut out eight in silver fabric with pink for linings

Then I sewed all the way round [leaving turning hole in side seams]

And then turn through and press - and finally handstitch the last bit of the side seams. I worked from 8am - 3pm on the waistcoats.

That included a large lime green one for Fat Sam [he has a Big Part!] - the boy playing Sam is going to be padded up.

Soon the rail was looking satisfyingly full.

I shall try and post a tutorial about the charleston dresses later.

They were SO simple - I took one in to school last week for a trial fitting, and it looked really effective.

Then Bob got home and after our meal, I made a tea cosy for a friend

I had lots of fun embellishing the strip quilting using the fancy stitches on my machine and some Guterman Sulky Multi thread which I bought in Button Boutique yesterday.

I'm feeling fine - and planning to do more sewing tomorrow...