Butterick B4571

So, it's been a while. I've done a few things here and there, nothing super complicated. It's been a very exciting, busy year at work.

Here's my Halloween costume. The raw materials were about $35 between sales and coupons:

Note about the trim, I ended up using something else besides those sapphire looking things.  I decided halfway through it needed something else, so I got some of that glitter candle wrapping stuff which worked beautifully.

The bodice:

The skirt attached to the bodice:

 Oh, were you trying to sew something?

Close up of candle wrapping trim:

The final product (minus hem, but it did get hemmed):

It came out beautifully. The fabric, as you can see, was a satin like polyester. I've seen this pattern made with panne but I wanted a different look. The hardest part was the sleeves, which have three construction elements, and when joined require sewing through multiple layers.

 I wore it to our work party and to hand out candy. All the little Elsas loved it, though one said to her parent, "Look mommy, an old princess!"

I just laughed. Time and tide wait for no man. Your day will come, kid.