Well, I didn't think I could sew without my glasses, but I ended up giving it a try anyway. My sister-in-law was heading to Maine and I thought it would be a great opportunity to get the costumes up there for Portia and Ellis, just in case we don't make it up before Halloween. I found out she was going and had just one day to complete them if I wanted them done for her to take them with her. I got right to work on them first thing Wed. morning and worked on them all day until 12:30 a.m. I got them all finished, except for the hems in the batman costume because I didn't know how long to make them. I probably should have just done them, but it was late and I figured his mom could finish that part for me. My biggest challenge was in cutting out the patterns. I had to come up with a design for Portia's jack-o-lantern. I didn't know for sure if my plan would work, but I think it is going to be just fine. I had a bit of a problem getting the points on the cape for batman, but I think it will work. I wish it was longer, but it will have to do. Ellis is getting so tall that I am afraid it will not reach much lower than his bottom end. Here's my end results.
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| I stuffed the head so that the hood would show up better. I used a plastic mask and sewed it onto the hood. Then, I sewed the hood to the cape. The ears look a little thin from this angle, but they look good from the side. |
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| Between the hat and the pumpkin, there will be the cute little face of Portia. |
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| I had a request for round eyes and a triangle nose. The mouth was supposed to be a smile. The pumpkin is lined and stuffed in between. The bottom has an elastic so that it can just slip over her head and onto her body. She will be wearing a black sweatshirt and pants under the pumpkin. |
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