angelic

Clare joined Girl Guides this year, and yesterday they had an early Halloween celebration.  The girls were all asked to come in costume, so Clare asked me to make her something.  She rifled through the pattern stash and came up with Butterick 4116 (now out of print).  Luckily I had the appropriate fabrics to make it in my stash and only had to buy the trim.

angel Clare

The wings are made from gold curtain fabric, with layers of interfacing and some batting in between. They attach to the dress with velcro.

angel Clare

When we arrived at the hall there were a number of witches, a robot, a zombie and a murder victim (!), and the leaders were dressed as a chef and a cowgirl. They had a wonderful evening bobbing for apples, decorating biscuits to look like spiders, making goo, and eating treats. And now she’s got a costume that will be appropriate for Christmas!

my angels

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5 Responses

  1. Too cute! I made this same costume (adult-sized) for a friend of mine. I used a silverish-blue lame for the wings. It turned out really good!

  2. You really are so talented :)
    I just love seeing everything that you make!

  3. I love the wings! I think I’d wear those all the time :)

  4. Oh, what an angel!!! So much classier than a fairy!!

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