Day 17 and day 18: ballet outfit

Now that Saige has a couple of nutcrackers, she needs a dance outfit of course! I did not go the traditional ballet/tutu combination, I have made those before when Miss C. was a little girl and into ballet. (a pink one here and a white/turquoise here) I went toward modern dance, and cooler outfit.

On the 17th, Miss C. received the leotard. I used this free pattern from Lee and Pearl, I used the same cotton/lycra fabric that I used for the yoga pants. Because there are no leg holes, it is a lot easier to sew than an unitard, totally worse trying.

And today, she received a cool dance t-shirt, recycled from her own dance t-shirt. I used this t-shirt pattern from Pixie Faire, and I must admit I do not like this pattern,  which is a first for this company. It was my second time making it, and still it did not really work out. May be I need to use a different kind of knit, it turned out all stretch out and very large, I was able to fix some of problems, and it looks good now, but it was not an enjoyable event.

Now Saige can dance and play with her nutcracker, and I can remember Miss C.'s first nutcracker performance, where she is just a tiny mouse....

Happy sewing!