In the spirit of actually enjoying myself with this challenge I used mostly knits. Also they were on sale and I cannot resist on-sale knits. This was also so Murray could have a real shirt that he could slip on over his giant head, unlike the dickie-attached-to coat ensemble he came in. In the same vein I decided against buttons on the vest—if this was for a real kid the less formal look of it would work pretty well. I was happily surprised by how well the ruffley neck bits…
Tag: Week 06
Week 6: Setup/Sketch
Ugh, I have been getting my pride caught up in this when, like, DUH, I am not a seamstress and this is supposed to be fun. Thank the fates for this next challenge—designing something for a 5-9 year old and—surprise! (not)—a complementary look for the accompanying model. So, I do not know children. I know a couple of babies, but despite their recent frightening increase in mobility, school-age kids they’re not. How to go about the challenge? Well, I have smart friends. And a muppet. Murray and I have a…