I've done it! I have successfully made my first Halloween costume (that I'm actually proud of)! Follow me on my journey of success.
It all started with the costume for Little Miss. She will be a cupcake! In thinking about her costume and looking around I asked my Little Man if he would like to be a cheeseburger and he enthusiastically said yes. I thought to myself, "I could make a cheeseburger. It can't be that hard." I was only partially accurate.
I do not sew. I took home ec in middle school and when we went to buy a pattern for sewing my mom said, "let's buy this wrap around skirt...it's just one long piece of fabric. Nice and simple.". Sure simple if you have a concept of straight...which I don't. I got a minus (the equivalent of failing) in scissors when I was in kindergarten because I couldn't cut in a straight line. My skirt was only slightly shorter on one side than the other which is actually in style now...I was just being a fashion trend-setter! None-the-less I decided to go ahead and make a cheeseburger. I bought all of the material cut out my pieces and asked my mom if I could come over and use her sewing machine. With a weariness in her voice she said yes. I'm not sure if she was afraid she'd have to do it for me or I'd she was afraid I'd break her machine...again.
It actually turned out great and minus a few questions I asked my mom and a tiny bit of help from her when Little Miss was screaming I did it all by myself! Yeah! Check out the photos for a pictorial recap.
It all started with the costume for Little Miss. She will be a cupcake! In thinking about her costume and looking around I asked my Little Man if he would like to be a cheeseburger and he enthusiastically said yes. I thought to myself, "I could make a cheeseburger. It can't be that hard." I was only partially accurate.
I do not sew. I took home ec in middle school and when we went to buy a pattern for sewing my mom said, "let's buy this wrap around skirt...it's just one long piece of fabric. Nice and simple.". Sure simple if you have a concept of straight...which I don't. I got a minus (the equivalent of failing) in scissors when I was in kindergarten because I couldn't cut in a straight line. My skirt was only slightly shorter on one side than the other which is actually in style now...I was just being a fashion trend-setter! None-the-less I decided to go ahead and make a cheeseburger. I bought all of the material cut out my pieces and asked my mom if I could come over and use her sewing machine. With a weariness in her voice she said yes. I'm not sure if she was afraid she'd have to do it for me or I'd she was afraid I'd break her machine...again.
It actually turned out great and minus a few questions I asked my mom and a tiny bit of help from her when Little Miss was screaming I did it all by myself! Yeah! Check out the photos for a pictorial recap.
Stuffing the buns
This is proof that I really did sew at least the lettuce.
The final product
Halloween Night- Little Miss says, "Happy Ween!"
