Last weekend my core group at school had an October "harvest party" and costume contest - the costume theme was from the woods (like trees, mushrooms, animals, Robin Hood, etc...). Sooo, because I love gnomes so much, I decided I would become a forest gnome!
I only had a few days to create a costume, and the challenge was that the only fabric I had on hand was.... a set of ugly tan curtains that had been abandoned in the bottom of our linen closet. So, I decided to cut them up!
This costume was the result! The curtain turned into a cute tunic with yarn ties at the neck, the skirt I had made a few years ago out of scraps of quilt fabric, and I ran to Joanns to grab a piece of reddish-orange for my hat.
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| Leaf embellishments |
I realized as I was working on the details of the shirt, that I was spending an awful lot of time on a simple curtain costume, but hey, I was having fun sewing! I did the seams well and put time and excellence into it just because I can!
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| Sleeve detail |
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| Skirt patches |
I had great fun being a gnome for a day! I'm sure I will find an excuse to dress up again sometime soon!
I realized as I was working on the details of the shirt, that I was spending an awful lot of time on a simple curtain costume, but hey, I was having fun sewing! I did the seams well and put time and excellence into it just because I can!
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