Getting Back to Basics

Back to Basics

 

The next project is going to be a revised version of the fairy costume. 

For the version 2.0 fairy costume we have gone with a pretty in pink colour scheme!

 

We even made the pattern paper girly!

 

Spent ages getting a ton of measurements off Honey!  Everything from how far it is between Honey's wither and tail, right down to how far from the center of chest to the back of her leg.  No measurement was too insignificant to factor in.  : P

At least she is less wriggly now so it was a much easier task than when we first started the original fairy project!

 

Wrapping paper is fantastic for pattern making because it is cheap and easy to find and comes in BIG rolls, so you can make heaps of patterns!  It also comes in pretty colours!

The design just before it was cut out.  The squares on the end aren't the chest straps, they're actually the belly straps.  The paper was just the right width for the pattern so I cut the squares for the belly straps and stuck them on where they need to be when I cut out the material version.

This is actually the first version of the revised pattern, when I tried it on Honey the neck hole was too deep and this also made the overall outfit too short.  I adjusted the measurements and the pattern now sits nicely on Honey.

 

Here is the finished pattern!
I round the edges on the tail end of the costume when I cut the material rather than cutting the paper to shape.  This is because the material sits differently on Honey than the paper when trying it on and may result in the finished product not fitting nicely.

 

Things that are different in this design.

•  Its much wider so it will cover more of Honey's chest. 
• The belly straps are part of the main structural outfit rather than added on later.
• The belly straps are much wider and shorter.
• The chest straps are waaayyyy shorter!
• Its longer
• Three different colours in the skirt instead of two - in this case ranging from baby pink to purple.
• Skirt is not going to be one piece, each layer is going to be sewn on individually.
• NO impossible to work with stretchy material!!!!

Next step is cutting the material!!