*shrug*

My weekend with Patterns.

As a tween, I used to go to the fabric store with my sister. I hated being there. There is nothing more boring than watching your sister flip through a thick, oversized McCall's pattern book and then see her reach for the Simplicity one. ugh.

~

Fast forward many years...I've never liked clothing patterns, but 2 weeks ago, my daughter & I were in the fabric store.

I was feeling invincible.

~

We wanted a shrug &

a Halloween costume for my other daughter (15 year old).

(Alice, but yes, in the larger version, looks simple enough

- thought we could tweak it a little.)

The shrug proved to be a little more complicated than I thought. I made 2 trial ones, they went together quick, but the sleeves weren't even close to the same size as the arm holes.

Plan B = improvise.

No sleeves. Just made the shoulder part a little wider.

She wanted straps too, to "hold it up".

Finished in time for Saturday night's

homecoming dance.

After the shrug fun,

I decided not to tackle the Alice costume this year.

That's why they have all of those Halloween stores,

so you can buy $9.99 wings & be a black fairy, right?

Works for her.
Works for me.