I can't even blame this one on Halloween.
About a month ago, J asked me to sew three cheer costumes for Bo and two of her little friends. The plan is for the girls to wear them to his school's football games when he has to be there to supervise. "Has to be there" isn't accurate. "Is thrilled to be there." That's better.
The only problem is that the school's mascot is the pirate and the colors are yellow and purple. Nothing against UW at all, but I never realized how hideous purple and yellow are together. And there was no shortage of skull and cross bone motifs at the fabric store, but talk about tacky. I apologized to the woman who cut my fabric for me. Worse yet, I overestimated how much I needed so now I have more pirate fabric in my stash than anything else.
Ironically, this was also the most technically advanced thing I've ever sewn. Fancy pleats. Zippers. Oh my. Update: I followed McCalls 2849.
Now I just need to campaign to change the school colors and mascot. Maybe there's a chance ... I've been sleeping with the assistant principal for years.
In the meantime I threw together this rainbow dress for Bo, but if you look closely in the third photo you can see her dress of choice these days--a giant pink sparkly tutu I bought her (why, God, why?) from her dance studio's costume sale. How many times have I used the word hideous in this post? Once more won't hurt anyone, right?
Megan: I'm sure the cheerleading outfits are cute, especially when they're being worn by cute little girls. They look nice in the photos, even with the pirate fabric! And I love the rainbow dress. Very cute.
Posted by: Carolyn L. | October 04, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Mimi, I think it's all pretty adorable! C'mon... those cuties will be beyond adorable in their couture cheer :) At least they aren't one armed semi-boob shows or the "skirt" isn't really strips of fabric both of which I have actually seen on college cheerleaders. Eek.
Posted by: nis | October 05, 2008 at 10:02 AM
Megan:) This website is so cute!! I wish I knew how to sew!! I remember when you would take me to play with you when I was little and we would always do some sort of stamps or crafts:) I think that was the beginning of my craftiness:) Haha, but that is about all I can do is paint or scrapbook, haha... you should have taught me to sew!! What were you thinking???? Haha, jk:) SO anyway, are your clothes for sale on here?? You should have a little online store! They look like expensive clothes that would be in a boutique or something...anyway, cute website!
Posted by: jeffandstacey | October 05, 2008 at 10:27 AM
Thanks, guys. I'll have to actually go to one of the football games soon so I can take some pictures of the girls in their costumes. Nis--I can't believe what the cheerleaders wear these days! I feel like an old lady when I say that, but seriously sometimes it's truly shocking.
Stacey--it's so fun for me hear you say these things! And it's neat to see what a lovely young woman you have become. The photos of the room you're creating for your daughter are adorable, by the way. You do have the crafty touch. Sewing is easy, especially baby/toddler clothes. You should sign up for a class at a fabric store before the baby comes (there won't be much time for it after!).
I've never tried to sell anything I've made, but I'm thinking about listing a few things on Etsy to see how it goes. Do you know about Etsy? It's a crafters wonderland. www.etsy.com.
Posted by: Megan | October 05, 2008 at 01:11 PM
did you use a pattern for the cheer outfits? They are really quite cute, go Rogers! HA I was a Shadle girl myself, could have been worse, try finding "highlanders" on fabric
Posted by: kristine hanson | October 07, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Hi, Kristine! Thanks. Yes--definitely. I used McCalls 2849. I'll update the post to include that because there's no way I could have come up with that skirt on my own.
I actually wanted to make the costume using a yellow plaid, but J insisted on something more traditional.
Posted by: Megan | October 08, 2008 at 10:48 AM