This week has been devoted to making my daughter a costume for Halloween. Normally I would enjoy the task, but this month seems to be the month of chaos. My older daughter came down with H1N1 and then kindly passed it on to me. Don't worry, we are both recovered now, but it kept me busy as Nurse Mom and then the reluctant patient.
In addition, I am still deeply involved in Project X, as well as having to complete her costume this week, because next week my husband and I are off to Washington, D.C. for a week.
So out came my trusty sewing machinee, covered in more than a bit of dust and lint. That happens when you store it in a laundry room without a cover. You would think I could take an hour and sew a sewing machine cover, but hey, isn't it the cobbler with the kids who don't have shoes? *grin*
Our cat Milkyway was very helpful, supervising all aspects of the project from the cutting out of the pattern, to the trim and hand sewing.
And of course, there was lots of fabric and it was all the slick, slippery kind! LOL!
But the worst was this very cute, but fussy trim of little plastic bats. Technically it was supposed to be ironed on, with a strip of glue stuff on the back of the ribbon. However, in order to make it stick, the iron was so hot it melted the poor bats and the fabric! So, I had to sew it on with the machine and all the little bats and beads tried to dive into the path of the needle.
Fortunately, I have a strong belief that this is NOTHING that either chocolate or duct tape can't fix.
Ah, much better! With a bit of chocolate I had the fortitude to carry through, despite going a bit batty, and the my daughter was very happy with the results!
Hmm, maybe with a bit more chocolate, I could tackle that sewing machine cover, so I don't have to clean it every time I want to sew!
Costume is great! Whip up a machine cover, it makes all the difference.
Posted by: Beth | October 20, 2009 at 06:25 PM
The costume turned out great, love that fabric! Milkyway looks like a great helper ;) I've got one of those too.
Except for a few finishing touches, I finished my daughters costume last night too, yay!
Posted by: Lisa | October 21, 2009 at 06:34 AM
Your daughter must be thrilled! The whole thing turned out great...what a trooper you were with that beading, stuff like that can be soooooo frustrating. I think I'd need alot more choolate than a few Milk Duds which explains why my dental visits are so unpleasant!
Now as for that sewing machine cover...I dodged making mine for years. I will tell you it's now covered but without me taking a single stitch. Since a picture speaks a thousand words I'll try to get a picture up for you to see my quick fix solution in the next week.
Have fun in DC!
Posted by: natalie jo | October 21, 2009 at 03:13 PM
What a clever costume! I like that it isn't scary and more whimsical or magical:-)
Posted by: Suzanne | October 23, 2009 at 05:13 AM