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!

Day 16: nutcrackers

No traditional American Christmas could be complete without a nutcracker! I did not grow up watching the ballet but I knew the music, after all it is a very famous part of Fantasia, and we have already established our liking for Disney!

Miss C. received 2 nutcrackers for her doll: one of plain wood that she can decorate as she pleases, and one embroidered as a pillow of sorts. The embroidery pattern is from Wild Olive.

Now that she has a nutcracker, guess what comes tomorrow?

Happy crafting!

ballet slippers bag

Miss C. has started her 4th year of ballet and 3rd year of jazz.

She just loves dancing, and she seems good at it,

especially free dance!

To go back in style, I made her a new bag.

She saw the one made by Dana of Made,

and wanted a similar one.

So I did!

For the color I was inspired by "Gentlemen prefer Blonds",

when Marylin sings "Diamonds are the girls' best friends":

hot pink and black!

I pretty much followed  Dana's tutorial,

I changed the string as mine is only on one side.

Ready, set, dance!

Happy sewing!

PS: we got the result of her audition for the Nutcracker,

she will be one of the tiny mice, the part she has dreamed of

for the last few years! Cheesy costume, tail and ears,

it does not get any better!

Happy sewing!