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 for the other top went and the result isn’t too marmy, which his style totally can be. I think the structure of the underbust vest helps some with that.
So this was a confidence-raiser for me, simple fabrics I like, working with a ridiculous puppet. I don’t think it’s too Target (which was an issue for one of the PR contestants), but could be too motley (which was an issue for another PR contestant).
Problems:
- Too simple? Not “designed” enough?
- Too matchy-matchy?
- The underbust vest should be more fitted.
- Ditto the leggings. After six weeks I am still having trouble believing my measurements.
Total time—09:36
Time left—00:26 (whew! cutting it close)
There’s no new episode for this week, so yay I get a week off to work on my own sort of projects! In Tim’s blog he hints “Hammer and nails, anyone?”
Know what? Motley is appropriate to Henson-style; particularly light-hearted motley, particularly Henson’s 80s work. [insert Fraggle Rock reference here] So I think this suits Murray just fine.
Love how your ruffle came out. It’s just enough of an echo of his, and yet grown-up enough to work on its own.
Thank you. And when it comes down to it, Henson’s work in the 80s was a huge influence to my poor little brain. It’s a good contrast to Murray’s little business suit.
I had fun with the ruffle! Gathering fabric like this is a newer technique for me, I’ve used it maybe a half-dozen times. It was only Chase’s guidance that stopped me from adding a bunch more layers.
I am loving this so hard. You and Murray make a great duo. (Ruffles!)
Aw shucks.
I do think I secretly love ruffles. It’s going to come back big after being repressed for so long.