Mr. Six and a Pokeball

hula girl

I was cutting out the pieces for S's Mr. Six costume on Saturday morning, but I made it! By Sunday, the kids' costumes were all done and I'd even found time to improve that crappy looking cummerbund I'd made for Mr. Six.

Mr. Six's bow tie and cummerbund were from McCalls 4290. Turns out, I could have skipped the cummerbund entirely because it was so chilly that S had to keep his jacket closed the whole night. The jacket was from Simplicity 3997 and looked awesome! It came together very quickly and really made the costume.

The pokeball costume was made from Simplicity 3993 (the same pattern I used for the boys' pumpkin costumes four years ago). The little quilting experience I have helped me rework the pieces into colored sections and stitch on the big circle applique in the center. Recalling some quilt labels I'd made with inkjet printer fabric, I thought that what the pokeball really needed was a big Pokemon sign across the chest. I found an image online, printed it out on the fabric, stitched it on, and it was perfect! The Six Flags logo on S's jacket was made the same way.

And then there was the hula girl. This costume was from McCalls 2795, which is a great simple pattern for six different costumes. I'm so glad wee changed from the ladybug costume we had originally picked out to this one. It was so her! Once we talked her out of wearing her flip-flops, she had a blast running from house to house telling everyone she was a hula girl and beaming when they told her she looked pretty.

I'm so lucky that the kids enjoy the costumes I make for them and I can't wait to hear what they want to be next year!