Lions, Tigers, and Bears… Oh My!

May 2, 2008 > 10 Comments

My sewing time this week has been spent making my son a costume for a play that he is in next week. He has the part of the Lion from the Wizard of Oz. If I hadn’t procrastinated on his costume, I would have purchased a tan sweat suit, but I waited too long. It seems that stores have long since rid their shelves of winter clothing, so we are making do with a pair of brown pajamas.

I am not totally finished with the costume, but I figured I would put it up on the blog anyway. At first I started to hand sew each piece of felt for the mane, but I hate hand sewing and am not very good at it either. So after about and hour, I gave up and just used the machine. It probably would have looked better if I hand stitched it, but since he will be up on a stage no one will be looking that close anyway.

Next week after I finish, I will post pictures of the entire costume. I still need to finish the tail and rework the elastic in the waist of the pants.

I am in looking to upgrade my sewing machine in the next few months. If anyone has any advice or a machine they would recommend I would love to hear from you.

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10 Responses to “Lions, Tigers, and Bears… Oh My!”

Terri
May 2nd, 2008 @ 9:57 am

Very cute! He looks very liony – LOL!

Debbie
May 2nd, 2008 @ 11:55 am

You did a great job! The costume works very well. Brown pajamas was a great idea.

Answering your question about fabric: I only have 2 sources near me. Walmart and an outlet that sells remnants, etc. My Walmart still has fabric, but I’m afraid they will eventually stop selling it.

Adlyn
May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:01 pm

so cute.

http://www.adlynmorrison.blogspot.com/

Cassie
May 2nd, 2008 @ 1:43 pm

It looks great so far! Very crafty!

mom2fur
May 2nd, 2008 @ 2:47 pm

I think you did a fabulous job on that main! And your son has an adorable smile!

mom2fur
May 2nd, 2008 @ 2:47 pm

I just realized I meant to type ‘mane,’ LOL!

Ginny
May 2nd, 2008 @ 2:53 pm

So cute. You can’t even tell where you hand stitched and what was machine stitched. I bet it will come out exactly as you want when you are done. Great job.

Susan
May 2nd, 2008 @ 9:33 pm

Go to a ‘better’ quilting store and ask if they have any trade ins. That way you can get a really good machine pretty cheap. Plus they usually offer discounts to buyers, along with classes on how to use the darn thing!

I have one 8 year old machine and one 46 year old machine.

I would definately spend the money on a good older machine (ie bernina, etc) than on a new singer that doesn’t come with a decent warranty or classes.

Susan