Crime Fighting Cape

Little B loves talking about fighting "the crimes" and "blasting off" so I knew he would love playing in a cape.  I used some flannel that I bought last year to make pj's and never used.  It has these really cute monsters on it that now in cape form sort of look like germs or something.

I just cut out a general cape shape and hung it up to him to get the length right (I didn't want it dragging on the floor)  Then I cut out a lining in the same exact size and shape (in this case I used a satin-y type fabric)  Then I placed right sides together, sewed along all the edges except the neck-edge.  Flipped it through the neck edge and sewed a twill tape neck strap that attaches with velcro.

Next the mask.  I think this must be his crime-fighting face because every picture I took he made some version of this same face.

I used the satin fabric on one side and the flannel on the other.  He said he wanted the satin to be facing out, so I used "heat n' bond" to adhere the two pieces of fabric together.  Then cut out the mask shape and zigzagged all the edges.  I attached twill tape to a piece of elastic and sewed that to the mask.  All done!

He loves it!  Can't you tell.  Just kidding!  There's that crime-fighting face again.

Sewing Clothes

Usually when I try to make clothes for myself lately, it's a disaster.  But this time it came out okay.  And I love this fabric from Joann's.

I bought this pattern from Goodwill for a buck.

The pattern is for a really cute vintage syle dress, but it wouldn't flatter my figure.

So I decided to make a shirt by extending the length of the front and back bodice pieces by 6". 

And Voila!





Funny thing is the armholes are so big that I had to wear a tank top underneath.  I guess this pattern was made for those no-bra-wearing years (70's or 80's).  I looked for a date on the pattern and there isn't one.

To me, this fabric is just dreamy!!  Oh and yeah, I had to make these photos headless.  :)