The lion costume is finished! And on its way, and all the tiny bits of fleece and thread and yarn are safely tucked away in the vacuum cleaner . . .
Here's the back. The front looks just the same, only with no tail . . .
And there are spats to cover her shoes, and mitts for her hands . . .
And a headpiece, complete with mane . . .
And a matching costume for Bella . . .
Whew! I'll tell you one things—I am so, so very tired of sewing on pieces of yarn . . . but I do think it came out pretty well.
Now, on to the next project—Emma's birthday is April 1, and I am planning to make her a couple of summer dresses as her gift (plus the requisite book, of course; all grandchildren—and pretty much everyone else too—get books at every possible opportunity), and I have four pretty pieces of material to choose from, as well as a couple of new patterns—one Farbenmix, a sundress with a tiered twirly skirt; and one Japanese one, a pretty little smock with shoulder ruffles and a square yoke.
And I'm going to make myself a wool felt folder to hold my needlebook, embroidery scissors, and so on (from this pattern, only I think I'm going to choose fall colors, since that's what I have on hand), so I shall cut out all the pieces and choose the floss this evening, and then I'll have something to work on in the evenings. I don't really see well enough to do a lot of machine sewing at night—unless, of course, it's something imperative (see above). . .
Ahhhhh! I tried to comment last night but all the typepad accounts were not taking comments. They must have been doing maintenance??? Anyway, I LOVE Eliza's (and Bella's) lion costumes! Eliza is SO going to be the envy of the school! And you KNOW I will be waiting to see the darling Emma's dresses! That's a GREAT pattern for the needlebook, etc.! So PRETTY! I'm putting that one on my WANT TO SEE list, too!
Posted by: Kai | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 06:42 AM
Anita:
You AMAZE me with your skill. Absolutely beautiful costume.
Monica
Posted by: monica | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 09:12 AM
Great mane!
Posted by: Judy Merrill-Smith | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:11 PM
Oh wow! This is the best yet....what fun for her and her doll. I wondered if you had two dolls so you could use one to sew for and try the patterns. Can't wait to see the new dresses! Take care.
Posted by: Trudy Neill of Windemere Farm | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:12 PM
What a cute costume!!
Posted by: shashi | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:31 PM
Wonderful costumes. Especially the headpiece.
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | Friday, 14 March 2008 at 01:54 PM
Can't wait to see her in it!! WOW!!! The mane is particularly awesome.
Posted by: Jo-Anne | Saturday, 15 March 2008 at 08:51 PM