A Tinkerbell Silvermist costume for my granddaughter J!
I used Simplicity Pattern #2872/0805 Size A and made the size 5 for my precious Granddaughter who is 5 years old and VERY tiny!
The dress ended up being a little bit big on her, as she
lives far away from me and I could not put it on her to adjust it.
I had her measurements, but I am still a relatively new
seamstress and am not very good at alterations and fitting yet.
For those of you who follow my blog, you already know that I
have made a Tinkerbell costume before.
The first one I made was the Rosetta costume, which I made
for my granddaughter “B”.
I struggled with that project quite a bit as it was the
first time I had made that type of costume.
If you would like to see how that project turned out, click here.
I had better luck this time sewing this costume, since I had
some experience.
Also, this dress was a little easier because it did not have
all the petals.
I also learned that I sewed the waistline elastic wrong in
the first costume!
Fortunately, it didn't make a big difference since the
waistline is covered with a belt.
I called simplicity to find out exactly how to sew the casing and elastic in the waist, as I knew that it didn't seem right last time.
They returned my call promptly and were very helpful in
explaining it to me!
I made a video of how I thought it was supposed to be and I
showed them how I did it on the last costume I made also, so they could see
where I was confused.
After they explained it to me, I made another video
demonstrating the correct way to sew in the casing and elastic.
Here is that video:
So, if you are making one of these outfits for the first
time and are confused as I was… you can watch this video and also go to my YouTube channel and see the other videos to help clarify.
Even with all the struggles, I am pretty pleased with how
both costumes came out.
I was very happy that I could get the Silvermist costume
done in time for J to wear it for Halloween!
My DIL took her to the Park and did a photo shoot with her so that I could make this post about the project. (Thank you “C”! Love You!)
I had been promising her for a while that I would get the costume done and I had to explain to her that Gramma is a very slow sewer.
She has been so patient, I am so proud of her!
She has been so patient, I am so proud of her!
She Skyped with me when she got the dress, and she was so
happy and excited!
She tried the dress on and modeled it for me:
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This dress turned out adorable! What a lucky little granddaughter to have such a talented seamstress Grandma!
ReplyDeleteAnother amazing Tinkerbell costume!!! It's hard to sew when you can't try the clothing on during the process. You've done a great job!!!
ReplyDeleteThe costume is adorable and your little tinkerbell is darling. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for partying with the Wildly Original Crowd.
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
Lisa,
ReplyDeleteFirst, your Tinkerbell dress is so pretty and looks so sweet on your granddaughter. Also, thank you for your sweet comment on the Cinderella Dress i sewed for my granddaughter. I also get nervous with "fancy" fabric. I did join your blog....we are both stay at home grandmothers!
Kay