another picture heavy post. click on any photo to see its full size.Caleb was The Joker for Halloween this year. He wanted to be him last year, but I wasn't able to get the costume made, plus we had to go out of town for a funeral. I made sure to get the costume done this year, and I barely did.
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we had a long day of trick-or-treating and a party.
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there, that's better! I used
Burda 8186 for all 3 pieces, and decided this was also going to be a test run for the possibility of making him a suit for 8th grade promotion in June. I used a cheapish poly gab from Hancock Fabrics for the suit, and cotton twill for the vest.
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I cut a size 36 for the jacket, and it is fully lined. There was to be an inside pocket, but I was on a
really tight deadline, so I skipped it.
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The double welt pockets have a flap. The pattern calls for the flap pieces to be self-lined. I used lining, because otherwise they would have been quite bulky. The breast pocket is functional as well.
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I do like that Burda patterns give you separate patterns for the upper and under collars, but I thought this one was kinda weird for a suit jacket. There is a collar stand, and the under collar is not cut on the bias (the upper collar looks exactly the same, with the collar stand also). It still looks nice, however.
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There's a vent in the back.
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I didn't quite make my deadline, and used safety pins to hold up the sleeve hems. You can see I
bagged the lining through the sleeve seam, and I'll finish up the hems (and add the shoulder pads I neglected) sometime this week.
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I also cut a size 36 for the vest. The pattern calls for double welt pockets, but I made single welt pockets. I think they look nicer on a vest.
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The vest is also fully lined. (btw -- my husband did the graphic art on the shirt caleb is wearing)
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The pants were the first part of the costume I made, and I cut a 34. They fit, but seemed like just barely, which is why I cut the other pieces a size larger. The pants have a double welt pocket on the back, which I did (though it's sloppy).
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The fly front is real, not mock. It was pretty easy, though next time I will use lining for parts of it, as it's a bit bulky.
Caleb really liked the costume, and I'm looking forward to making another suit for him come spring. This was the only costume I had to make this year, as Calvin re-used the
jester costume, and I found a James costume at Target for Connor.
3 comments:
I can't believe you MADE that, that's incredible!
I'm impressed!
Great costume. I never put as much into my kid's costumes. What a good mom you are!
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