Tuesday 25 May 2010

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

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

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

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

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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.

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Soon the rail was looking satisfyingly full.

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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

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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.

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

5 comments:

  1. No wonder we never see you anymore, what with your lovely house normal work, the church and now wardrobe mistress! They look fab. Youust be shattered.

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  2. That makes me feel tired just reading it!

    The costumes look fab, they are soo fortunate to have you.

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  3. They look wonderful! You have been busy. :-)

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  4. Wow! YOU are a great costume maker! Love the tea cozy, too! You're smart to make patterns out of newspaper. You've given me some ideas.

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  5. You busy bee. The costumes are so professional. I made ours, years ago, for Merlin, gorgeous fabrics mostly found in charity shops!

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